foodismn.
/ˈfuːdɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈfudˌɪz(ə)m/ Originally U.S.
A keen or exaggerated interest in food, esp. in the minute details of the preparation, presentation, and consumption of food.
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1929 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 10 Oct. 25/6 Asserting that ‘faddism has no place in foodism’.
1984 A. Barr & P. Levy Official Foodie Handbk. 6/1 Foodism crosses all boundaries and is understood in all languages.
1995 Spectator 28 Jan. 42/2 After the rococo curlicues of late-Eighties foodism, one can see why there's been such a swing towards plain talking about food that hasn't been mucked about with.
2004 Reno (Nevada) Gaz.-Jrnl. (Nexis) 21 Apr. 2 e ‘Quality over quantity’, after all, is the first commandment of foodism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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