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food digger

food digger noun: a person who engages in a (usually romantic) personal relationship in order to be treated to food.

Noun

food digger (plural food diggers)

  1. A person who engages in a (usually romantic) personal relationship in order to be treated to food.
    • This food digger just pulled a fast one on me! I thought it was supposed to be a date, but he just wanted me to pay for his meal.

Forms of food digger

pluralfood diggers

Origin of food digger

Blend of food + gold digger (“someone who seeks money from a relationship”).

Questions about food digger

What does food digger mean?
Food digger means a person who engages in a (usually romantic) personal relationship in order to be treated to food.
What part of speech is food digger?
Food digger is a noun.
What is the plural of food digger?
The plural of food digger is food diggers.

Words near food digger in the dictionary

  1. food critic
  2. food crop
  3. food crops
  4. food desert
  5. food deserts
  6. food digger
  7. food drive
  8. food drives
  9. food fall
  10. food falls
  11. food fight

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