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chowhound en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From chow + hound.

Meanings

1. (slang) A foodie or glutton.
   • Fortunately for me, I'm one of those people who can be a chowhound and never have to worry about putting on weight. 1958, Power:
   • Besides being one of the most dangerous and feared guys on the yard, Roscoe is also a chowhound. He would kill for a can of ham […] 2001, Donald F Sabo, Terry Allen Kupers, Willie James London, Prison masculinities:
   • There was no danger of a chowhound like Rags starving himself in her absence, but she feared he might pine away and be gone when she returned. 1988, Marion Meade, Dorothy Parker: what fresh hell is this?:
   • One in 10 people is a chowhound, a person who is on a passionate search for quality, he says. 2007 January 16, Karla Cook, “The Food Connection”, in New York Times:

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