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variants or less commonly -oholic
1
: one who feels compulsively the need to (do something)
workaholic
2
: one who likes (something) to excess
chocoholic

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alcoholic

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“-aholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-aholic. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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