danceaholic

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UK/ˌdɑːnsəˈhɔlɪk/UK/ˌdænsəˈhɔlɪk/

noun

one who is addicted to dancing.

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

noundanceaholic (plural danceaholics)

plural danceaholics

  1. one who is addicted to dancing.

Origin

  1. Vulgar Latin*dantiāre
  2. Anglo-Normandauncer
  3. Middle Englishdauncen
  4. Englishdance
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishalcoholic
  13. Englishdanceaholic

From dance + -aholic.

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APA

danceaholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danceaholic

MLA

“danceaholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danceaholic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “danceaholic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danceaholic.

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