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Panic Buying 

Usually around seasonal times, bank holidays etc, people tend to buy more food products than they need even though the supermarkets will only be closed for 1-2 days.
wife - 'i must have that last tin of baked beans'
husband - 'its xmas darling when will we need baked beans? we dont want to be seen to be panic buying'
wife - 'the shops will be shut who knows?? grab it, its the last 1'
husband - argghhhhhhh!
Panic Buying by fastforward December 21, 2008
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Panic Buying 

Business term, whose definition is: when you panic, and you buy.
Lucy was panic buying 10000 barrel of Russian oil because she was very panicked.
Panic Buying by My10InchHandle January 10, 2023

Panic Buying 

Something that selfish twats do prior to a Covid-19 lockdown and don't even consider other individuals in need for the products being hoarded.
BREAKING NEWS: "CORONAVIRUS IS ON THE RISE".

Karens: Starts panic Buying loo roll, canned products, Easter eggs, baby wipes, pasta etc.
Panic Buying by UltimateDoge May 7, 2021
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