junkaholicとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

junkaholic (複数形 junkaholics)

1. (informal) A person who accumulates and stores large quantities of junk.
   • 2011, Iyna Bort Caruso, Simply Organized: "The all-in-one guide to organizing your home, office, children, and more!"‎^[1], →ISBN:

     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.

2. (informal) One who consumes junk food in excess.
   • 2005, Ann S. Utterback, Broadcasting Through Crisis: How to Keep Going when Tragedy Hits, Bonus Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 63:

     I was a junkaholic. I ate lots of fast food, and as a result I was having stomach and intestinal problems.

同意語

• hoarder
• pack rat

参考

• disposophobia