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Opsomania

By Alex
14 hours ago in Food Traditions & Culture

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Alex

Posted 14 hours ago

Today's A.Word.A.Day:

opsomania

PRONUNCIATION:

(op-so-MAY-nee-uh)

MEANING:

noun: An excessive longing for a particular food.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek opson (delicacies) + - mania (excessive enthusiasm). Earliest documented use: 1857.

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