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coffeeholism

coffeeholism noun: the state of being addicted to coffee.

Noun

coffeeholism (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The state of being addicted to coffee.
    • Alcoholics may be somewhat related to sugarholics who can’t stop eating sugar, to coffeeholics who can’t stop with one cup of coffee, or smokers who find that one cigarette leads to another. […] You will soon learn that sugarholism and or coffeeholism can be caused by, or be the outgrowth of...1980, Linda Clark, “Outwitting Addictions: Alcohol, Sugar, Coffee, Tobbaco” (chapter 12), in The New Way to Eat, Millbrae, Calif.: Celestial Arts, →ISBN, pages 119–120
    • I wonder how many parents unwittingly have sown the seeds of coffeeholism in their kids by serving them really milked-down coffee at a very early age? My officemate and I, both coffee fiends, had the same experience as tots (4 or 5 years old).1994 April 4, Joseph Lavinus Ganley, “Re: FAQ: Mail Order Vendor List”, in alt.food.coffee (Usenet)

Origin of coffeeholism

From coffee + -holism.

Questions about coffeeholism

What does coffeeholism mean?
Coffeeholism means the state of being addicted to coffee.
What part of speech is coffeeholism?
Coffeeholism is a noun.

Words near coffeeholism in the dictionary

  1. coffeegrowing
  2. coffeehead
  3. coffeeheads
  4. coffeeholic
  5. coffeeholics
  6. coffeeholism
  7. coffeehouse
  8. coffeehouses
  9. coffeehousing
  10. coffeeing
  11. coffeeing up

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