doom spending
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of excessively purchasing consumer goods to cope with financial stress.
Informal; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "“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."
- "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."
- "Retail therapy and consumerism in general has long been used for its instant gratification, especially when people are feeling blue. However, doom spending can take it to a whole new level, with people often going into debt or failing to have a minimum level of savings or retirement funds."