"retail therapy" meaning in All languages combined

See retail therapy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-retail therapy.wav
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  1. (humorous) Shopping purely for pleasure, especially as a distraction from personal difficulties or disappointments. Tags: humorous, uncountable
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