"-holic" meaning in English

See -holic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -aholic [alternative], -oholic [alternative]
Etymology: Rebracketing of alcoholic. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|from|alcoholic>alcohol addicted|id=addiction suffix}}, {{rebracketing|en|alcoholic}} Rebracketing of alcoholic Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -holic, {{en-suffix}} -holic
  1. Denotes addiction to or indulgence in the substance or activity of the stem word. Tags: morpheme

Alternative forms

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