-holic

See also: holič and Holič

English

Alternative forms

• (after a consonant) -aholic, -oholic

Etymology

Rebracketing of alcoholic.

Suffix

-holic

1. Denotes one who has an addiction to or indulgence in the substance or activity of the stem word.
   • 2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties:

     Trump was also a horndog, a braggart, and a social-media-holic—just like voters were.

2. Denotes being addicted to or indulging in the substance or activity of the stem word.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -holic

alco-holic

aquaholic

Buffyholic

chocoholic

cinemaholic

coffeeholic

colaholic

computerholic

cookaholic

cookieholic

cyberholic

dogaholic

infoholic

moneyholic

movieholic

netaholic

pastaholic

petroholic

photoholic

pizzaholic

pokerholic

pornoholic

Potterholic

rageholic

sodaholic

sugarholic

surgiholic

travelholic

triviaholic

videoholic

vodkaholic

wankaholic

waterholic

Webaholic

Wikiholic

Wikipediholic

yogaholic

Anagrams

• choil, choli