Meaning & use
shoppe
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a deliberately old-fashioned or quaint spelling of 'shop', often used in the names of small specialty stores.
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The sign outside read 'Ye Olde Candy Shoppe' in curling gold letters.
Tourists love browsing the gift shoppe near the historic town square.
A note on using this word
This spelling revives a genuine Middle English form of 'shop', now used mainly for its charming, antiquated feel in branding.
Words with a similar meaning
shopboutique
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