junkaholic
junkaholic noun: a person who accumulates and stores large quantities of junk.
Noun
junkaholic (plural junkaholics)
- A person who accumulates and stores large quantities of junk.
- At the extreme end of the clutter spectrum are folks who suffer from what some call disposophobia —fear of disposing. In other words, they hoard. According to one report, nearly a million junkaholics suffer from this psychological, and the proof is in the piles. To help those who suffer from...2011, Iyna Bort Caruso, Simply Organized: "The all-in-one guide to organizing your home, office, children, and more!", →ISBN
- One who consumes junk food in excess.
- I was a junkaholic. I ate lots of fast food, and as a result I was having stomach and intestinal problems.2005, Ann S. Utterback, Broadcasting Through Crisis: How to Keep Going when Tragedy Hits, Bonus Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 63
Synonyms of junkaholic
Forms of junkaholic
| plural | junkaholics |
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Origin of junkaholic
From junk + -aholic.
Questions about junkaholic
- What does junkaholic mean?
- Junkaholic means a person who accumulates and stores large quantities of junk.
- What part of speech is junkaholic?
- Junkaholic is a noun.
- What is the plural of junkaholic?
- The plural of junkaholic is junkaholics.
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