netaholic

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noun

A person who is addicted to the Internet.

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

nounnetaholic (plural netaholics)

plural netaholics

  1. informalA person who is addicted to the Internet.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*natją
  2. Proto-West Germanic*nati
  3. Old Englishnett
  4. Middle Englishnet
  5. Englishnet
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalcohol
  13. Englishalcoholic
  14. Englishnetaholic

From net + -holic.

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Anagrams

chelationethanolicnahcolite
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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