chow hound

[chou-hound]

chow·hound

[chou-hound]
noun Slang.
a person who eats food in large quantities or with great gusto; glutton.

Origin:
1940–45; chow1 + hound1
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chow hound definition


  1. n.
    someone who loves to eat; a heavy eater. : Okay, listen up all you chow hounds. There's extra beans tonight!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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