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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Origin of foodie

food + -ie, perhaps in part extracted from junkie

Words nearby foodie

food fish, food for thought, food-gathering, food grain, food group, foodie, food insecurity, food mile, food mill, food poisoning, food pollen

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How to use foodie in a sentence

Their success is reflected in the fact that many foodies now consider their products not only tolerable but trendy.
It’s hard to make chickenless chicken delicious. Has Beyond Meat cracked the code?|Sigal Samuel|July 9, 2021|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.
How to Get the Most Out of Every Hike|kklein|July 6, 2021|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.
America forgot how to make proper pie. Can we remember before it’s too late?|Megan McArdle|July 1, 2021|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.
How the pandemic prepared five companies for the customer-first future|Google|June 2, 2021|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.
Vaccinated lives: 5 health experts revel in simple pleasures|Lena H. Sun|March 10, 2021|Washington Post
Surveys may portray us as picky, but in reality our foodie culture is thriving as never before.
Brits Are Very Fussy Eaters|Emma Woolf|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Nutella can play the foodie card only in America, Leong points out.
How Nutella Conquered America|Emily Shire|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Finally, an answer to that long-burning question: Where can we watch foodie hamsters devour gourmet miniature burritos?
Viral Video of the Day: Hamsters Eating Tiny Burritos|The Daily Beast Video|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is a fact that America is in the midst of a rather serious foodie movement.
This Book Will Change the Way You Eat|Lucas Wittmann|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And so I went to talk to him about food and our foodie moment.
This Book Will Change the Way You Eat|Lucas Wittmann|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But sure the boys' kep their word to him, anyhow, in regard of shootin' Foodie Flattery.
Phelim O'toole's Courtship and Other Stories|William Carleton
The state of the country, and Foodie's character, justified his apprehension on suspicion.
Phelim O'toole's Courtship and Other Stories|William Carleton

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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