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foodie

[ foo-dee ]
/ ˈfu di /
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noun Slang.

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

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RELATED WORDS

hedonist, sensualist, connoisseur, gourmet, gastronome, glutton, gourmand

Nearby words

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Origin of foodie

food + -ie, perhaps in part extracted from junkie
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British Dictionary definitions for foodie

foodie

foody

/ (ˈfuːdɪ) /

noun plural -ies

a person having an enthusiastic interest in the preparation and consumption of good food
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Word Origin and History for foodie

foodie

n.

"gourmet," 1982, from food + -ie.

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