"negaholic" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: negaholics [plural]
Etymology: neg + -aholic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|neg|aholic}} neg + -aholic Head templates: {{en-noun}} negaholic (plural negaholics)
  1. (informal) A person who has a persistently negative or pessimistic outlook. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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