triviaholic

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noun

A person who loves trivia (obscure or unimportant facts).

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OriginEnglish alcoholic ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nountriviaholic (plural triviaholics)

plural triviaholics

  1. rareA person who loves trivia (obscure or unimportant facts).

    Quiz Night at The Globe is for serious triviaholics with a sense of humor. Quizmaster Dave Ahrens says he's the product of a college professor who gave ten-question multiple-choice exams for which all the answers would be “C”—except the last one, just to mess with people.

    2008, Chicago, volume 57, numbers 5–8, page 91

    Synonyms: triviaphile

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who loves trivia (obscure or unimportant facts).

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triviaphile
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triviaphile

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyh₁-
  6. Proto-Italic*wiā
  7. Latinvia
  8. Latintrivius
  9. Latintrivia
  10. Englishtrivia
  11. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  12. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  13. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  14. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  15. Medieval Latinalcoho
  16. Middle Englishalcofol
  17. Englishalcohol
  18. Englishalcoholic
  19. Englishtriviaholic

From trivia + -holic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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