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Foodie vs Greedy - What's the difference?

foodie | greedy |

As a noun foodie

is (slang) a person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.

As an adjective greedy is

having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

foodie

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia foodie)
  • (slang) A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.
  • :We self-professed foodies liked to meet in restaurants and talk like experts about what we were eating.
  • Derived terms

    * foodie-ism

    Synonyms

    * (person who appreciates good food) chowhound, gastronaut, gourmand

    greedy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
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  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
  • Prone to overeat.
  • (computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.
  • Synonyms

    * gluttonous * See also

    Derived terms

    * greed (by back-formation) * greediness * greedy-guts

    Anagrams

    * (l)