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rageaholic, n. and a. orig. and chiefly U.S.
Brit. |ˌreɪdʒəˈhɒlɪk|, U.S. |ˌreɪdʒəˈhɔlɪk|, |ˌreɪdʒəˈhɑlɪk|
Forms: 19– rageaholic, 19– rage-aholic, 19– rage-a-holic
[‹ rage n. + -aholic suffix.]
A. n. A person prone to extreme (and frequently unprovoked) outbursts of rage.
1988Newsday 5 July 23 Tzvi (not his real name) is a Hasidic Jew who grew up in London and whose father was a ‘rageaholic’. 1990J. Bradshaw Homecoming i. 22, I was a rageaholic for a number of years. 2005Santa Fe New Mexican (Nexis) 22 July pa11 Gregory Kunde projected bluff menace mingled with the kind of foot-stomping tantrums you'd expect from a spoiled child or a thwarted adult rageaholic.
B. adj. Designating or characteristic of a rageaholic.
1991Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) 24 Feb. e1/2 Palmer grew up with one alcoholic parent and one ‘rage-aholic’ parent. 1993Daily Variety (Nexis) 16 June His rage-aholic New York father, who is equally capable of tossing out a punch line or pointing a gun. 1997Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (Nexis) 22 Feb. a39 Lucas and drummer Joe Daniels have released two classic rage-aholic discs. |