foodaholic

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noun

A lover of food; a foodie.

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

nounfoodaholic (plural foodaholics)

plural foodaholics

  1. slangA lover of food; a foodie.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Germanic*fōdô
  3. Old Englishfōda
  4. Middle Englishfode
  5. Englishfood
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalcohol
  13. Englishalcoholic
  14. Englishfoodaholic

From food + -aholic.

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APA

foodaholic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foodaholic

MLA

“foodaholic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foodaholic. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foodaholic,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foodaholic.

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