Skip to main content
shoppe

shoppe

8 9.3
An old way to spell shop that makes a store seem charming
  • noun
  • /ʃɑp/
  • Archaic
: 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.