Foodie

Harry Claude F.
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  1. fandom
    the admirers of a certain celebrity, team, show, etc.
    In English, it often represents a diminutive, and to call oneself a foodie is to suggest fandom, perhaps to a risible degree.
  2. trencherman
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
    A gourmand — frequently confused with gourmet — is someone who tucks in to food and drink enthusiastically, a trencherman, even a glutton at the extreme end of the range.
  3. raw deal
    unfair treatment
    But while I think that the producers manipulated the show to ensure a final contest between the Voltaggio brothers (and Jen and Kevin got a raw deal), I must make this clear: I am not a foodie.
  4. epicure
    a person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink
    A gourmet is a knowledgeable diner with refined tastes, at the highest level an epicure.
  5. gourmand
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
    A gourmand — frequently confused with gourmet — is someone who tucks in to food and drink enthusiastically, a trencherman, even a glutton at the extreme end of the range.
  6. cringe
    draw back, as with fear, pain, or embarrassment
    Does "Foodie" Make You Cringe?
  7. raccoon
    an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
    Normally, I would shun reality shows as I would the fetid corpse of a raccoon at the roadside, but my wife and son are addicted to Top Chef and have gradually drawn me into following this kitchen soap opera.
  8. tuck in
    eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
    A gourmand — frequently confused with gourmet — is someone who tucks in to food and drink enthusiastically, a trencherman, even a glutton at the extreme end of the range.
  9. glutton
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
    A gourmand — frequently confused with gourmet — is someone who tucks in to food and drink enthusiastically, a trencherman, even a glutton at the extreme end of the range.
  10. hold forth
    talk at length and formally about a topic
    December 11, 2009rnVeteran copy editor John E. McIntyre holds forth entertainingly on all manner of issues related to language and editing on his blog, "You Don't Say." Here McIntyre wonders why we're stuck with the term foodie when there are so many serviceable gastronomic alternatives.
  11. cookery
    the act of preparing something by the application of heat
    A gastronome is also a connoisseur, perhaps more knowledgeable about the history and techniques of cookery than a gourmet, though the terms are often used interchangeably.
  12. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
    Normally, I would shun reality shows as I would the fetid corpse of a raccoon at the roadside, but my wife and son are addicted to Top Chef and have gradually drawn me into following this kitchen soap opera.
  13. novelty
    originality by virtue of being refreshingly new
    A foodie appears to be an enthusiast for novelty, willing to try new things and aware of what is currently fashionable; he or she may well be pretentious, not in the traditional manner, but in the manner of one who is and must be au courant.
  14. gewgaw
    cheap showy jewelry, ornament, or decoration
Created on Sat Dec 12 13:16:31 EST 2009 (updated Sat Dec 12 13:25:58 EST 2009)

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