...oholic

...oholic
Suffix. A suffix added to emphasise the nature of a person with regard to one of their obsessive or compulsive qualities, taken from the commonly used alcoholic. Terms such as chocoholic and sexoholic are frequently heard. E.g."It's pointless calling for Jim before midday, he's a sleepoholic."

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • -oholic — [ə hôl′ik, əhäl′ik] combining form AHOLIC [beeroholic] …   English World dictionary

  • -oholic — noun combining form ( s) : aholic herein * * * var. of aholic: cokeoholic. * * * suffix variant spelling of aholic * * * oholic see aholic …   Useful english dictionary

  • -oholic — variant of aholic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • -oholic — var. of aholic: cokeoholic. * * * …   Universalium

  • -oholic — suffix variant spelling of aholic …   English new terms dictionary

  • -oholic — cvs var. of aholic: cokeoholic[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

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