"shopaholism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From shopaholic, as if to imitate alcoholism, from alcohol. Etymology templates: {{m|en|shopaholic}} shopaholic, {{m|en|alcoholism}} alcoholism, {{m|en|alcohol}} alcohol Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shopaholism (uncountable)
  1. Addiction to shopping; the condition of a shopaholic. Tags: uncountable Translations (addiction): Kaufsucht [feminine] (German), zakupoholizm [masculine] (Polish), купохоличарство [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), kupoholičarstvo [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-shopaholism-en-noun-LjJY99bb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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