大食(おおぐ)い

おおぐい
noun, na-adjective
big eater; glutton; eating contest
informalpersonalityfoodentertainment
1. a big eater; someone with a large appetite; a glutton
a person who eats large quantities of food
弟(おとうと)は大食(おおぐ)いだ。
My younger brother is a big eater.
大食(おおぐ)いなので食費(しょくひ)がかかる。
I spend a lot on food because I'm a big eater.
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)から大食(おおぐ)いで、いつも食(た)べ放題(ほうだい)に行(い)っていた。
I've been a big eater since childhood and always went to all-you-can-eat places.
2. competitive eating; eating contest
a competition to see who can eat the most food in a given time
大食(おおぐ)い選手権(せんしゅけん)に出場(しゅつじょう)した。
I participated in an eating contest.
テレビで大食(おおぐ)い番組(ばんぐみ)を見(み)るのが好(す)きだ。
I like watching competitive eating shows on TV.
この店(みせ)は大食(おおぐ)いチャレンジで有名(ゆうめい)だ。
This restaurant is famous for its eating challenge.

Forms

大(おお) (big, large) + 食(ぐ)い (eating) → big eating

Usage

Sense 2 appears mainly in compounds such as 大食(おおぐ)い選手権(せんしゅけん) and 大食(おおぐ)い番組(ばんぐみ); a competitive eater is called a フードファイター.

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Antonym: 少食(しょうしょく) (light eater)
Compare: 早食(はやぐ)い (fast eater)
Related: 食(く)いしん坊(ぼう) (glutton, foodie)
Compare: 小食(しょうしょく) (light eater)
Compare: 大食漢(たいしょくかん) (big eater)
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Added 2026.1.26 13:19 · Revised 2026.9.25 9:23
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