cleanaholic

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noun

A very clean and tidy person; one who has high standards of cleanliness for the home, etc.

OriginEnglish alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nouncleanaholic (plural cleanaholics)

plural cleanaholics

  1. informalA very clean and tidy person; one who has high standards of cleanliness for the home, etc.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*klainī
  2. Old Englishclǣne
  3. Middle Englishclene
  4. Englishclean
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishalcoholic
  13. Englishcleanaholic

From clean + -aholic.

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APA

cleanaholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleanaholic

MLA

“cleanaholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleanaholic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleanaholic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleanaholic.

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