chowhound

English

Etymology

chow +‎ hound

Pronunciation

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Noun

chowhound (plural chowhounds)

1. (slang) A foodie or glutton.
   • 1958, Power:

     Fortunately for me, I'm one of those people who can be a chowhound and never have to worry about putting on weight.

   • 1988, Marion Meade, Dorothy Parker: what fresh hell is this?:

     There was no danger of a chowhound like Rags starving himself in her absence, but she feared he might pine away and be gone when she returned.

   • 2001, Donald F Sabo, Terry Allen Kupers, Willie James London, Prison masculinities:

     Besides being one of the most dangerous and feared guys on the yard, Roscoe is also a chowhound. He would kill for a can of ham […]

   • 2007 January 16, Karla Cook, “The Food Connection”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     One in 10 people is a chowhound, a person who is on a passionate search for quality, he says.