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10 Language-to-English DictionariesShopping spree
/ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ spriː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A brief period of intense, often excessive purchasing of goods.
"She went on a shopping spree after receiving her year-end bonus." - 2
An unrestrained indulgence in a particular activity, typically retail therapy.
"The weekend getaway turned into an unexpected online shopping spree."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word shopping combines the Old English 'scoppan' (to shop) with the suffix '-ing', while spree originates in the early 19th century from dialectal English or Irish meaning a frolic, carouse, or bout of excessive activity. Combined by the mid-19th century, the phrase evolved from general bouts of indulgence to specifically designate a continuous, exuberant period of buying goods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shopping spree" is said worldwide
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virée shopping
Transliteration: vi-re sho-ping
"Elle est partie en virée shopping ce samedi."
Einkaufstour
Transliteration: Ayn-kauf-toor
"Sie machte eine große Einkaufstour durch die Stadt."
sessione di shopping
Transliteration: ses-sio-ne di shop-ping
"Ha fatto una folle sessione di shopping."
compras compulsivas
Transliteration: kom-pras kom-pul-si-vas
"Se fue de compras compulsivas por todo el centro comercial."
maratona de compras
Transliteration: ma-ra-to-na de kom-pras
"Elas foram fazer uma maratona de compras no shopping."
जमकर खरीदारी
Transliteration: jamkar kharidari
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने छुट्टियों में जमकर खरीदारी की।"
疯狂购物
Transliteration: fēngkuáng gòuwù
Script: 中文汉字
"她在市中心进行了一场疯狂购物。"
쇼핑 삼매경
Transliteration: syoping sammaegyeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"그녀는 백화점에서 쇼핑 삼매경에 빠졌다."
爆買い
Transliteration: baku-kai
Script: 日本語
"彼女は週末にショッピングモールで爆買いをした。"
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