retail\ therapy

retail\ therapy
A way to justify a shopping trip to cheer you up.

I can't believe he broke up with me. Will you girls come with me to the mall for some retail therapy?


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  • Retail therapy — is shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer s mood or disposition. (1) Often seen in people during periods of depression or transition, it is normally a short lived habit. Items purchased during periods of retail therapy are… …   Wikipedia

  • retail therapy — noun (facetious) Shopping, regarded as a means of improving one s mental state • • • Main Entry: ↑retail * * * ˌretail ˈtherapy 7 [retail therapy] noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • retail therapy — ˌretail ˈtherapy noun [uncountable] when people go shopping in order to feel better, rather than because they really need to buy things, often used humorously * * * retail therapy UK US noun [U] HUMOROUS ► the activity of going shopping in order… …   Financial and business terms

  • retail therapy — retail .therapy n [U] the act of buying things that you do not need when you are unhappy because you think it will make you feel better often used humorously →↑shopaholic ▪ What you need is a bit of retail therapy! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • retail therapy — retail ,therapy noun uncount HUMOROUS the activity of shopping in order to make yourself feel happier …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • retail therapy — N UNCOUNT Retail therapy is the activity of shopping for clothes and other things in order to make yourself feel happier. [HUMOROUS] There s nothing better than a bit of retail therapy …   English dictionary

  • retail\ therapy — A way to justify a shopping trip to cheer you up. I can t believe he broke up with me. Will you girls come with me to the mall for some retail therapy? …   Dictionary of american slang

  • retail therapy — noun shopping purely for pleasure …   Wiktionary

  • retail therapy — noun humorous the practice of shopping in order to make oneself feel more cheerful …   English new terms dictionary

  • retail therapy — UK / US noun [uncountable] humorous the activity of shopping in order to make yourself feel happier …   English dictionary

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