foodie

American  

[foo-dee] / ˈfu di /

noun

Slang.

foodies plural

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

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foodie British  

/ ˈfuːdɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• foodies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of foodie

food + -ie, perhaps in part extracted from junkie

Example Sentences

All of the things that make him an unlikely ingénue — the flop sweat, the slight chunkiness, the desire to pass for a cute foodie — click into place.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

I first came to wear the badge of foodie in college in the aughts, a time when the term meant leading with curiosity, a vector for discovering and exploring new cultures and ideas.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Even as ramps threaten to become more popular outside of typical foodie circles—Leland isn’t hosting the only special ramps-themed menu in the country this spring—to true believers, they will never become passé.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Though he doesn’t identify as a foodie, he is a passionate eater.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Her simple, sugar-laden summons has since caused ripples of the buttercream variety across the foodie world.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026