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foodaholic

American

[foo-duh-haw-lik, -hol-ik] / ˌfu dəˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪk /

noun

a person having an excessive, often uncontrollable craving for food.

Etymology

Origin of foodaholic

First recorded in 1960–65; food + -aholic

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