capaholic
capaholic noun: a person who lies a lot; a serial liar.
Noun
capaholic (plural capaholics)
- A person who lies a lot; a serial liar.
- Brian's been a capaholic since he started his illegal business.
- Only months after leaving the Labor Party, Payman called the federal government "capaholics", a term loosely translated as liars, adding they talk a lot more than they act. She delivered the scathing assessment in language commonly used on TikTok, rather than on the parliamentary floor.2024 September 11, “Senator labels the government "capaholics": Fatima Payman's Gen Alpha speech decoded”, in SBS News
Forms of capaholic
| plural | capaholics |
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Origin of capaholic
From cap (“to lie”) + -aholic (“addicted to”).
Questions about capaholic
- What does capaholic mean?
- Capaholic means a person who lies a lot; a serial liar.
- What part of speech is capaholic?
- Capaholic is a noun.
- What is the plural of capaholic?
- The plural of capaholic is capaholics.
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