noun
foodie
FOO-dee
noun
1
Someone with a strong interest in and knowledge of good food.
"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."
Word Forms
foodies plural
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Etymology
Coined in the early 1980s, popularized by the 1984 book The Official Foodie Handbook.