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greed for food; gluttony
An exaggerated appetite or greed for food — the attitude of wanting as much (or as good) food as possible. Usually used with a light, half-joking tone, often about oneself, but can be critical when used of others. Most commonly appears in the set phrase 食い意地が張る.
Composed of 食い (eating, nominalized form of 食う "to eat") and 意地 (willpower, stubbornness, pride). Literally something like "eating stubbornness." The word is most natural in the fixed expression 食い意地が張る ("one's greed for food is extended/stretched"), which means to be greedy about food.
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Informal and conversational. It is often used self-deprecatingly ("I'm such a glutton") and can be affectionate between friends or family. When used about others without a joking tone, it may sound mildly critical.
Common collocations
- 食い意地が張る: to be greedy for food (set phrase)
- 食い意地の張った人: a person who is greedy for food
- 食い意地が勝つ: one's greed for food wins out (over willpower)
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食いしん坊 (a glutton, a "foodie")