dogaholic

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noun

A person who is very fond of dogs.

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

noundogaholic (plural dogaholics)

plural dogaholics

  1. informalA person who is very fond of dogs.

Origin

  1. Old English*dogga
  2. Middle Englishdogge
  3. Englishdog
  4. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  5. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  6. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  7. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  8. Medieval Latinalcoho
  9. Middle Englishalcofol
  10. Englishalcohol
  11. Englishalcoholic
  12. Englishdogaholic

From dog + -holic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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