foodie
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foodie
- /ˈfuːdi/ US, UK
Rhymes with -uːdi
Where it comes from
From food + -ie. Popularized by Ann Barr and Paul Levy in The Official Foodie Handbook (1984). Levy credits New York food critic Gael Greene with the coinage. The word was used by Greene in a 1980 article in New York magazine, see quotations.
noun foodies
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A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.
We self-professed foodies liked to meet in restaurants and talk like experts about what we were eating.
Similar: chowhound, foodist, foodista, gastronaut, gourmand
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: foodista, gastronomer, gourmand, gastronome, gourmet, gastrologer, gastronaut, gourmandizer, gastrophilist, gastrosopher, gastronomist, foodpreneur, gastrolater, fooder, epicure, gastrotourist
Translations
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noun person with special interest in food
| Español | foodie (fudi), foody (fudi), comidista |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 美食家 měishíjiā, 吃貨 /吃货 chīhuò |
| हिन्दी | भुक्कड़ bhukkaṛ |
| Português | esfomeado |
| Français | cuisinomane, foodie |
| Deutsch | Foodie |
| Русский | чревоуго́дник črevougódnik, чревоугодница črevougodnica |
Talk about this word "foodie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foodie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. foodie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/foodie "foodie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foodie.Cite this
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title = {foodie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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