mindfood

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noun

Something which is consumed by the mind in the manner of food.

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Meanings

nounmindfood (uncountable)
  1. figurativelyuncountableSomething which is consumed by the mind in the manner of food.

    She knows the importance of nutritious food for her body, so I told her that she has to be careful to put nutritious knowledge into her mind, because the Internet consists of all kinds of mindfood, some of it not very nutritious.

    1996, Winn Schwartau, Information Warfare: Cyberterrorism—Protecting Your Personal Security in the Electronic Age, New York, N.Y.: Thunder's Mouth Press, →ISBN, page 128

Origin

Compound of mind + food.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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