Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

junkaholic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: junka-holic
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who accumulates and stores large quantities of junk.

Informal

noun

One who consumes junk food in excess.

Informal

Example Sentences

"At the extreme end of the clutter spectrum are folks who suffer from what some call disposophobia —fear of disposing. In other words, they hoard. According to one report, nearly a million junkaholics suffer from this psychological, and the proof is in the piles. To help those who suffer from disposophobia, a national support group called Clutterers Anonymous models itself after the twelve-step format of Alcoholics Anonymous."
"I was a junkaholic. I ate lots of fast food, and as a result I was having stomach and intestinal problems."

Etymology

From junk + -aholic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: junk

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

junkaholics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

disposophobia

Synonyms

hoarder pack rat

Questions

What does junkaholic mean?: A person who accumulates and stores large quantities of junk.
Where does junkaholic come from?: From junk + -aholic.

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