food·ie

[foo-dee]
noun Slang.
a person keenly interested in food, especially in eating or cooking.

Origin:
food + -ie, perhaps in part extracted from junkie

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foodie or foody (ˈfuːdɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ies
a person having an enthusiastic interest in the preparation and consumption of good food
 
foody or foody
 
n

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foodie
"gourmet," 1982, from food + -ie (see -y (3)).
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foodie definition


  1. n.
    someone who is interested in foods, cooking, and the latest food and restaurant fads. : The foodies are all clamoring for fried sweet potatoes with salmon.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
The foodie lunch tour visits four restaurants and plenty of historic sites in
  between.
If there was ever a reason for a foodie to take up hunting, this is it.
Every cook, be it an elite chef or an aspiring foodie, has a favorite pot.
One approach is to reach out to potential visitors in other foodie hubs.
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