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negaholic en · NOUN

Etymology

From neg + -aholic.

Meanings

1. (informal) A person who has a persistently negative or pessimistic outlook.
   • The member, Mary Benson, was a longtime member of the church whom Elaine, despite all efforts at charity, had never been able to warm up to, since she was a classic half-empty negaholic. 2009, Sid Gardner, The Faults of the Owens Valley, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 321:
   • An example might be a negaholic at work who is not helping you achieve your dreams. You know what a negaholic is, don't you? They are like an alcoholic that can't drink without becoming intoxicated. A negaholic can't seem to speak without griping or complaining. 2013, Tom Ward, Paul Gustavson, Ed Foreman, The Power of Living by Design, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 77:
   • Even so, those whom corporate trainer and management consultant Chérie Carter-Scott would call “negaholics” will take glum comfort in the news that some Americans seem to be tiring of the Pursuit of Wow. 2012, Mark Dery, I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts: Drive-By Essays on American Dread, American Dreams, University of Minnesota Press (2012) →ISBN, page 172

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