Doom Spending
doom SPEN-dingnoun
What it means
Buying something expensive in order to feel briefly alive in a world you have concluded is ending anyway.
What it actually means
The economy is collapsing, so here is a handbag.
How it is used in a sentence
"I've been doom spending since the election."
Filed under
Social Dynamics — The unwritten rules we invented online and now enforce in public without irony.
Diagnosis — The phrase already names a real problem. We define it properly.
Related entries
Loud Budgeting
Social Dynamicslowd BUJ-ih-tingnounBafflegab
The practice of announcing that you are not buying anything this month, in a tone calibrated to be admired for it.
Real meaningI am not buying it, and I would like to be praised for that.
Doomscrolling
Social DynamicsDOOM-skroh-lingnounDiagnosis
The practice of consuming catastrophe until you are either numb or asleep, whichever arrives first.
Real meaningI cannot look away and I cannot help.