foodie

[ foo-dee ]
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nounSlang.
  1. a person keenly interested in food, especially in eating or cooking.

Origin of foodie

1
food + -ie, perhaps in part extracted from junkie

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British Dictionary definitions for foodie

foodie

foody

/ (ˈfuːdɪ) /


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

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