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foodcentric en · ADJ

Etymology

From food + -centric.

Meanings

1. Focused on food; gastronomic.
   • Our very unique, multilevel pyramid approach to well-being is lifestylecentric, not foodcentric. 2014, Alex Pattakos, Elaine Dundon, The OPA! Way: Finding Joy & Meaning in Everyday Life & Work, page 219:
   • Our nanny, Dee, keeps assuring me no child will starve himself to death, but this whole eating thing is a major trigger for my anxiety (as a recovered anorexic, foodcentric issues really push my buttons still!). 2019, Erin Gates, Elements of Family Style:
   • There's a telling scene in one of Anthony Bourdain's later travel shows, Parts Unknown: the one where he visits Sicily to sample some of the local delicacies of this famous foodcentric island. 2024, Dominic Pettman, Eugene Thacker, Sad Planets:

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