retail therapy
| Jargon that refers to the practice of purchasing goods in order to promote a feeling of well-being. The phrase was coined as a by-product of the rampant consumerism of the late 1980s and 1990s. It is particularly associated with the purchase of luxury goods, such as designer clothes. |
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