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What is "shopping potential"?

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Rebecca

In this clip, the speaker says "shopping potential" to humorously say that a drunk woman with a laptop has a lot of real "shopping potential" = potential or opportunity to shop online. In fact, the only things limiting her are money and time. It's not really a common expression, but you can use "potential" in similar ways to create fun, casual expressions. Ex: A child with a paintbrush has a lot of artistic potential. Ex: His IQ is quite high. He has great educational potential.

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