sugarholic

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noun

One who is addicted to sugar; a sweet-toothed person.

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

nounsugarholic (plural sugarholics)

plural sugarholics

  1. informalOne who is addicted to sugar; a sweet-toothed person.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  6. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  7. Old Italianzucchero
  8. Old Frenchçucre
  9. Middle Englishsugre
  10. Englishsugar
  11. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  12. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  13. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  14. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  15. Medieval Latinalcoho
  16. Middle Englishalcofol
  17. Englishalcohol
  18. Englishalcoholic
  19. Englishsugarholic

From sugar + -holic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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