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The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 14, April 1, 2001, Article 16 WORD OF THE WEEK From one of my favorite email newsletters, A Word A Day, (http://wordsmith.org/awad/) comes this word which I'm sure numismatic bibliophiles can relate to: oniomania (O-nee-uh-MAY-nee-uh, MAYN-yuh) noun Excessive, uncontrollable desire to buy things. [From Latin, from Greek xnios, for sale, derivative of onos, price, + -mania.] "Usually, oniomania leads to financial problems, such as overspending on credit cards and bad credit ratings." Just Ask Us, Current Health 2 (Highland Park, IL), Mar 2, 2001. Oniomania is another word for the urge to shop till you drop, habit of the debit, thrill of the bill. According to a pearl of ancient wisdom, we don't acquire things, things acquire us. In the case of oniomaniacs, it is perhaps the fun of acquiring things that acquires them. Imelda Marcos of the Philippines could be one prime example of this category, also known as shopaholics, though she could be better known as a shoeaholic. [Editor's note; Is that where Myron Xenos of The Money Tree got his name?]

Wayne Homren, Editor

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