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foodie

foodie

14 5.9
A person who loves trying different foods and drinks
  • noun
  • /ˈfuːdi/
  • Informal
translation icon : aficionado a la gastronomía
  • Hi, I'm a chronic blogger, a foodie and photographer who lives in Shanghai.
  • Foodie Awards
  • foodie paradise
  • foodie haven

I am a foodie who also loves fashion.

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Examples

  • Now, as a good foodie friend, I had to bring her some yummy treats too.

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  • So we get these sun basket meals and even by my foodie standards, they're pretty good.

  • I am a foodie who also loves fashion.

  • A mom, wife, stage manager, and foodie, writing my life one page at a time.

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  • I am an experienced foodie.

  • Honestly, since you are already a foodie, you are in a great place to lose weight.

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  • We talk a lot about what we're eating, and it's a foodie occasion, if you see what I mean!

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  • Government employee by day, renegade foodie by night.

  • Apparently, he's a big foodie.

  • As a true foodie, she loves exploring new restaurants and tasting different cuisines.

Synonyms

gourmet
vsfoodie
85 6.5

A person who likes and knows a lot about fine food and drink

is more about enthusiastic exploration than strictly high culinary standards
bon vivant
vsfoodie
4 9.6

A person who enjoys good restaurants, fine wine, and living in style

is focused on food enthusiasm and discovery rather than broad luxury living
epicurean
vsfoodie
1 9.1

A person who enjoys fine food and drink

is more about exploring new dining options than formal sensory refinement
epicure
vsfoodie
1 9.3

A person who likes very good food and drink and pays attention to taste

is more about seeking new restaurants and experiences than pure refinement
gastronome
vsfoodie
1 8.6

A person who enjoys very good food and drink

is less technical and more about trying new dining experiences
true foodie
vsfoodie
  • Informal
4.6

A person who loves trying new and different foods and restaurants

is keen on new dining experiences rather than formal connoisseurship

Compounds

true foodie
  • Informal
4.6

A person who loves trying new and different foods and restaurants

How Food-Loving

epicure
1 9.3
foodie
  • Informal
14 5.9
grazer
1 4.9
diner
53 1.0

Surface Forms

foodie singular
foodies plural

Morphology

foodie = food (transparent) = food + ie

Formed from the noun 'food' plus the familiar person-forming/diminutive suffix '-ie'; meaning 'a person who likes food' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Foodie comes from the ordinary word food plus the friendly ending -ie, which turns it into a short, playful name. So a foodie is someone who really loves good food and likes to try new dishes.