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sodaholic en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic سَوْدَاء (sawdāʔ) Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ)bor. Italian sodabor. English soda Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English sodaholic From soda + -holic.

Meanings

1. A person who is addicted to soda or drinks it a lot.
   • Sandy is a full-fledged club sodaholic and drinks about a liter a day. We wonder whether the physiological effects of carbon dioxide might be responsible for the great popularity of carbonated drinks. 1987, Durk Pearson, Sandy Shaw, The Life Extension Weight Loss Program, →ISBN, page 169:
   • I was a sodaholic. I could drink a 2 liter bottle of soda in a matter of hours regardless of the time. It wasn't until I started trying to learn other ways to control my panic attacks that I cut back on caffeine […] 2011, Julie Stevenson, Raymond Le Blanc, Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety and Panic Attacks. a Guide for You and Your Caregiver. How to Stop Anxiety, Stress, Panic Attacks, Phobia & Agora, →ISBN, page 60:
   • If you are a "sodaholic," try replacing just one drink per day with water. You might at first experience withdrawal-type symptoms (most commonly headaches) […] 2010, Dr. Fabrizio Mancini, Stepping Stones to Success, →ISBN, page 25:

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