noun
foodie
FOO-dee
Foodie (noun) means someone with a strong interest in and knowledge of good food. Example: “As a foodie, she plans entire holidays around restaurants she wants to try.”
noun
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Someone with a strong interest in and knowledge of good food.
"We self-professed foodies liked to meet in restaurants and talk like experts about what we were eating."
"As a foodie, she plans entire holidays around restaurants she wants to try."
How to use foodie
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person who is passionate about food, cooking, and eating well.
When to use it
Informal and a bit tongue-in-cheek rather than a technical term like "gourmet."
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Word forms
- Plural
- foodies
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Etymology
Coined in the early 1980s, popularized by the 1984 book The Official Foodie Handbook.
Class of 1984
foodie joined the language around 1984.
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What does “foodie” mean?
The word “foodie” means someone with a strong interest in and knowledge of good food. In plain terms, a person who is passionate about food, cooking, and eating well.
How do you pronounce “foodie”?
“Foodie” is pronounced FOO-dee (/ˈfuːdi/ in IPA).
How do you use “foodie” in a sentence?
Here is “foodie” used in a sentence: “As a foodie, she plans entire holidays around restaurants she wants to try.”
What part of speech is “foodie”?
“Foodie” is a noun.
Where does the word “foodie” come from?
The word “foodie” dates back to around 1984. Coined in the early 1980s, popularized by the 1984 book The Official Foodie Handbook.
