videoholic

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noun

One who loves to watch videos or television.

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

nounvideoholic (plural videoholics)

plural videoholics

  1. slangOne who loves to watch videos or television.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*widéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*widēō
  4. Latinvideō
  5. Englishaudioinflu.
  6. Englishvideo
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. Middle Englishalcofol
  13. Englishalcohol
  14. Englishalcoholic
  15. Englishvideoholic

From video + -holic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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