chocoholicn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌtʃɒkəˈhɒlɪk/, U.S.

/ˌtʃɔkəˈhɔlɪk/,

/ˌtʃɑkəˈhɑlɪk/

Forms: 1900s– choc-a-holic, 1900s– choc-aholic, 1900s– chocaholic, 1900s– chocholic (rare), 1900s– chocoholic.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chocolate n., -aholic suffix.

Etymology: < choc- (in chocolate n.) + -aholic suffix (compare variants at that entry).

colloquial.

A. n.

A person who is addicted to or very fond of chocolate.Also occasionally denoting an animal.

ΚΠ

1961 Pasadena (Calif.) Independent 11 Jan. 7/6 Would you call a person who is over fond of chocolates a chocoholic?

1972 Washington Post 25 May k8 My dog is a chocoholic. He loves chocolate in any form.

1976 Business Week 29 Mar. 94 Sheron says he used to be a ‘chocoholic’, but lost 50lb in nine months last year.

1992 S. Hafner Nice Girls don't Drink iv. 143 I used to be a chocoholic first class... The last time I made fudge,..I ended up eating the whole plate.

2001 Taunton Times (Electronic ed.) 17 May The dessert on its own is enough to satisfy anyone, even the most discerning chocoholic such as myself.

2006 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 11 Feb. e3 Chocoholics will yearn for her Marble Bundt Cake with a Truffle Centre.

B. adj. (attributive).

Of, relating to, or designating a chocoholic; appealing to a chocoholic.

ΚΠ

1968 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 18 Jan. 1/8 Frances Grossehmig showing her ‘Chocoholic’ tendencies as she polished off several large pieces of Lois Dudley's chocolate-walnut cake.

1981 N.Y. Mag. 3 Aug. 46/1 An $8.95 chocolate sampler will tickle chocoholic tastes (three or four), perhaps more for the notion than the taste.

1983 Fortune 7 Feb. 9/2 Encouraged by her chocoholic husband..Fields opened her first cookie shop five years ago.

1990 High Life (Brit. Airways) Sept. 51/4 Imagining a world without chocolate is the sort of terrible nightmare that has this intrepid investigative journalist..rushing off to chocaholic weekends at gourmet hotels.

2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 1 Apr. There's nothing better to warm the cockles than a really good soup, a spicy curry and—for sheer chocoholic indulgence—a smooth dark chocolate tart.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chocoholic
释义	chocoholicn.adj. Brit. /ˌtʃɒkəˈhɒlɪk/, U.S. /ˌtʃɔkəˈhɔlɪk/, /ˌtʃɑkəˈhɑlɪk/ Forms: 1900s– choc-a-holic, 1900s– choc-aholic, 1900s– chocaholic, 1900s– chocholic (rare), 1900s– chocoholic. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: chocolate n., -aholic suffix. Etymology: < choc- (in chocolate n.) + -aholic suffix (compare variants at that entry). colloquial. A. n. A person who is addicted to or very fond of chocolate.Also occasionally denoting an animal. ΚΠ 1961 Pasadena (Calif.) Independent 11 Jan. 7/6 Would you call a person who is over fond of chocolates a chocoholic? 1972 Washington Post 25 May k8 My dog is a chocoholic. He loves chocolate in any form. 1976 Business Week 29 Mar. 94 Sheron says he used to be a ‘chocoholic’, but lost 50lb in nine months last year. 1992 S. Hafner Nice Girls don't Drink iv. 143 I used to be a chocoholic first class... The last time I made fudge,..I ended up eating the whole plate. 2001 Taunton Times (Electronic ed.) 17 May The dessert on its own is enough to satisfy anyone, even the most discerning chocoholic such as myself. 2006 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 11 Feb. e3 Chocoholics will yearn for her Marble Bundt Cake with a Truffle Centre. B. adj. (attributive). Of, relating to, or designating a chocoholic; appealing to a chocoholic. ΚΠ 1968 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 18 Jan. 1/8 Frances Grossehmig showing her ‘Chocoholic’ tendencies as she polished off several large pieces of Lois Dudley's chocolate-walnut cake. 1981 N.Y. Mag. 3 Aug. 46/1 An $8.95 chocolate sampler will tickle chocoholic tastes (three or four), perhaps more for the notion than the taste. 1983 Fortune 7 Feb. 9/2 Encouraged by her chocoholic husband..Fields opened her first cookie shop five years ago. 1990 High Life (Brit. Airways) Sept. 51/4 Imagining a world without chocolate is the sort of terrible nightmare that has this intrepid investigative journalist..rushing off to chocaholic weekends at gourmet hotels. 2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 1 Apr. There's nothing better to warm the cockles than a really good soup, a spicy curry and—for sheer chocoholic indulgence—a smooth dark chocolate tart. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1961
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