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foodie

American  
[foo-dee] / ˈfu di /

noun

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


foodie British  
/ ˈfuːdɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of foodie

food + -ie, perhaps in part extracted from junkie

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Netflix said the new season, which will be released in three batches, will include some format changes and the return of popular segments such as “Elmo’s World” and “Cookie Monster’s Foodie Truck.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

Foodie puppets return; same food education and celeb fun.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2022

My sister and I took the Lip Smacking Foodie Tours the last time I visited Vegas, so I just knew I had to take my wife on a tour this time around.

From Salon • May 18, 2022

"Unusual food combinations go viral when they are covered by food bloggers and it gives a brand visibility," says Karan Dua, who runs the popular YouTube channel Dil Se Foodie, or Foodie by Heart.

From BBC • May 6, 2022

Put me wid Foodie Flattery," said Phelim; "you've got him here, an' I'll go nowhere else.

From Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William

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