foodie

[ foo-dee ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a person keenly interested in food, especially in eating or cooking.

foodie

/ ˈfuːdɪ /

noun

1. a person having an enthusiastic interest in the preparation and consumption of good food

Word History and Origins

Origin of foodie¹

food + -ie, perhaps in part extracted from junkie

Example Sentences

Their success is reflected in the fact that many foodies now consider their products not only tolerable but trendy.

From Vox

Pires is a big foodie and makes her own date-and-nut balls to bring on the trail as well as a mix of other sweet and salty options.

From Outside Online

The Jell-O mold is a joke to foodies today, but before the invention of granulated gelatin, a molded dessert or salad meant some expensive, daunting and laborious process, such as clarifying and straining calf’s foot jelly.

From Washington Post

When we know a customer’s preferences or loyalty program membership, we can use it to offer the right upgrade and share the most relevant resources, like details about our restaurants if they’re a foodie or spa information if they love relaxation.

From Digiday

As a self-described “die-hard foodie,” she used to regard going out to eat and hosting dinner parties as fundamental to enjoying life.

From Washington Post

Surveys may portray us as picky, but in reality our foodie culture is thriving as never before.

From The Daily Beast

And Nutella can play the foodie card only in America, Leong points out.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, an answer to that long-burning question: Where can we watch foodie hamsters devour gourmet miniature burritos?

From The Daily Beast

It is a fact that America is in the midst of a rather serious foodie movement.

From The Daily Beast

And so I went to talk to him about food and our foodie moment.

From The Daily Beast

But sure the boys' kep their word to him, anyhow, in regard of shootin' Foodie Flattery.

From Project Gutenberg

The state of the country, and Foodie's character, justified his apprehension on suspicion.

From Project Gutenberg