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playaholic

playaholic noun: any person who builds their life schedule around recreational activities, sports, or other types of play.

Noun

playaholic (plural playaholics)

  1. Any person who builds their life schedule around recreational activities, sports, or other types of play.
    • Davies the playaholic falls foul of the invisible injury.1986, Times of London
    • You know what your problem is, Marvin? You're a play-a-holic!2006 June 5, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic)

Forms of playaholic

pluralplayaholics

Origin of playaholic

From play + -aholic; formed after workaholic.

Questions about playaholic

What does playaholic mean?
Playaholic means any person who builds their life schedule around recreational activities, sports, or other types of play.
What part of speech is playaholic?
Playaholic is a noun.
What is the plural of playaholic?
The plural of playaholic is playaholics.

Words near playaholic in the dictionary

  1. playactor
  2. playactors
  3. playactress
  4. playactresses
  5. playacts
  6. playaholic
  7. playaholics
  8. playalike
  9. Playalinda
  10. Playalinda Beach
  11. playaround

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