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In the comments section of a recent post, readers and I got into our mutual distaste for the word “foodie.”
That brought to mind a column I wrote about a year ago that was pegged to the inclusion of the word “locavore” in the Oxford English Dictionary.
I gently suggested we could do away with the word “foodie” to make room for it. But what is a better word?
Time to Retire This Distasteful Appellation
(originally published January 2009)
Apparently the word “locavore” has entered the lexicon. It has even, praise arugula, won the title of New Oxford American Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2007.
That means we have one too many barfatronic food neologisms in common parlance. Which should we lose? Not “barfatronic” — it doesn’t specifically relate to comestibles and is far too useful.
I propose instead that we lose the heinously overused and patently annoying word “foodie.”
Anyone else out there think that Ms. Foodie has overstayed her welcome? Her cheer has …