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shoppe

shoppe

8 9.3
An old way to spell shop that makes a store seem charming
  • noun
  • /ʃɑp/
  • Archaic
translation icon : tienda
  • "Beneath that it said, 'Museum,' then, 'Gift Shoppe.'"
  • Olde Shoppe
  • Soda Shoppe
  • Bake Shoppe

Examples

  • Turn back time with a visit to the Downtown Cafe & Soda Shoppe and order a milkshake, sundae, or float.

    Blog text (26)
  • The quaint little bakery, known as the Frost Bake Shoppe, offers a variety of delicious pastries.

  • "And the Gift Shoppe," said another girl.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • It's just the difference between a dress shop and a gown shoppe.

  • A couple of us are going to the Yogurt Shoppe later, if you want to come by.

  • Here, on this quiet street, the Fae Shoppe had done its business.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • On Saturday, Red Bank Chocolate Shoppe holds a toy drive for the borough-based nonprofit Lunch Break Inc.

    Blog text (21)
  • Gift Shoppe

    Fiction book (1997)
  • "Come on Archie, let's go to the malt shoppe".

  • Starting in December, Nancy from the Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe is having a very generous giveaway.

    Blog text (1)

How Old-fashioned

shoppe
  • Archaic
8 9.3
shop
1.0
store
1.0

Surface Forms

shoppe singular
shoppes plural

Etymology

Shoppe is an old or decorative spelling of shop, which means 'small store', and people use shoppe today to make a place sound old-fashioned or charming.