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doom spending

doom spending noun: the act of excessively purchasing consumer goods to cope with financial stress.

Noun

doom spending (uncountable)

  1. (informal, uncommon) The act of excessively purchasing consumer goods to cope with financial stress.
    • “People often engage in doom spending after going through a difficult experience as it can allow them to switch off for a moment and get instant gratification,” says Lysn psychologist Nancy Sokarno.2022 March 7, Sangeeta Kocharekar, “Finding Yourself Shopping More Than Usual These Days? You Could Be Doom Spending”, in The Latch, archived from the original on 04 May 2024
    • The rise of mobile shopping has also made doom spending almost as easy as doomscrolling. Almost $5.3 billion in sales revenue this Black Friday came from mobile purchases.2023 November 30, Lakshmi Varanasi, “Shoppers are worried about the economy so they're 'doom spending' to make themselves feel better”, in Business Insider, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2023

Questions about doom spending

What does doom spending mean?
Doom spending means the act of excessively purchasing consumer goods to cope with financial stress.
What part of speech is doom spending?
Doom spending is a noun.

Words near doom spending in the dictionary

  1. doom metal
  2. doom palm
  3. doom palms
  4. doom rock
  5. doom scrolling
  6. doom spending
  7. doom'd
  8. doom-and-gloom
  9. doom-and-gloomer
  10. doom-and-gloomers
  11. doom-monger

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