English Explanatory Dictionary

comfort food

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Simple, comforting home-cooked-style food associated with one's formative years, often a staple of diners and other informal restaurants.
  2. Food, often high in carbohydrates or sugar, consumed to feel comfort or alleviate stress rather than to receive nutrition.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌmfət ˌfuːd/ /ˈkʌmfɚt ˌfud/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-comfort food.wav

Word forms

comfort food comfort foods

Etymology

From comfort + food. First use appears c. 1962 in the Independent (Pasadena, California).

Related words

comfort-eat comfort eating comfortfic eat one's feelings grub out soul food
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