coffeeholic

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/ˌkɔfiˈhɔlɪk/

noun

Someone addicted to coffee.

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

nouncoffeeholic (plural coffeeholics)

plural coffeeholics

  1. informalSomeone addicted to coffee.

Origin

  1. Arabicقَهْوَة (qahwa)
  2. Ottoman Turkishقهوه (kahve)
  3. Italiancaffè
  4. Dutchkoffie
  5. Englishcoffee
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalcohol
  13. Englishalcoholic
  14. Englishcoffeeholic

From coffee + -holic.

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APA

coffeeholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffeeholic

MLA

“coffeeholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffeeholic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coffeeholic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coffeeholic.

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