Citations:milkaholic
English citations of milkaholic
Noun: "one who likes to drink milk, particularly an excessive amount"
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- 1983 — Joan Bingham & Dolores Riccio, The Smart Shopper's Guide to Food Buying and Preparation, Simon & Schuster (1983), →ISBN, page 52:
- You don't have to be a milkaholic or even drink milk to get your daily ration from this group.
- 1989 — Stuart H. Young (with Susan A. Shulman & Martin D. Shulman), The Asthma Handbook: A Complete Guide for Patients and their Families, Bantam Books (1989), →ISBN, page 208:
- Careful history revealed that Sammy was a "milkaholic." He loved milk; he consumed four or five glasses a day.
- 1992 — Frank A. Oski, Don't Drink You Milk!: The Frightening New Medical Facts About the World's Most Overrated Nutrient, TEACH Services (2010), →ISBN, page 19:
- These "milkaholics" are usually iron-deficient.
- 1993 — Edward Dorn, Way West: Stories, Essays & Verse Accounts, 1963-1993, Black Sparrow Press (1993), →ISBN, page 228:
- He's said to be a milkaholic, and to pack a hip-flask of Half & Half.
- 1995 — Gayle Sand, Is It Hot in Here Or Is It Me?: A Personal Look at the Facts, Fallacies, and Feelings of Menopause, HarperCollins (1995), →ISBN, page 105:
- When I tell her that maybe I'm a milkaholic and can't get off the stuff she insists that I go.
- 1997 — Ira Byock, Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life, Riverhead Books (1997), →ISBN, page 48:
- It turned out that she was a "milkaholic," as she termed the condition. "Oh, I gotta have my milk."
- 1997 — Paul C. Reisser, Complete Book of Baby & Child Care, Tyndale House Publishers (1997), →ISBN, page 250:
- Beware, however, of allowing a budding milkaholic to push her milk consumption past […]
- 1999 — Max Lucado, He Still Moves Stones: Discover the God Who Still Does the Impossible — In Your Life, Thomas Nelson (1999), →ISBN, page 47:
- I love milk. I am a confessed milkaholic. One of the saddest days of my life was when I learned that whole milk was unhealthy.
- 2003 — Edward L. Beardshear, Some Die Mad: One Man's Fight for Sanity, iUniverse (2003), →ISBN, page 541:
- "Great, now I'm a milkaholic too."
- 2004 — Kenneth Turan, Never Coming to a Theater Near You: A Celebration of a Certain Kind of Movie, PublicAffairs (2004), →ISBN, page 103:
- A "total milkaholic" who wears pearls to lunch and spends her days gardening, exercising, and worrying about furniture, Carol is a Nora who never even thinks of slamming the door, who looks around at her elite surroundings and is content.
- 2005 — Neil Paynter & Helen Boothroyd, Holy Ground: Liturgies and Worship Resources for an Engaged Spirituality, Wild Goose Publications (2005), →ISBN, page 369:
- I know a cat who chatters for chocolate
- I know a cat who's a milkaholic
- 2006 — Christopher Ronnau, Blood Trails: The Combat Diary of a Foot Soldier in Vietnam, Presido Press (2006), →ISBN, page 31:
- The reconstituted milk, however, was a different story and a major disappointment for a lifelong milkaholic.
- 2007 — Leanne Cooper, What Do I Feed My Baby?: A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Solids, Cadence Hill (2007), →ISBN, page 48:
- Lastly, excessive milk and calcium-containing products can interfere with iron uptake so keep an eye out for any 'milkaholic' signs.
- 2009 — Jonny Taitz, The Australian Kids' Health Book: The Essential A to Z Guide to Emergencies, Baby Care and Common Childhood Illnesses, HarperCollins (2010), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- Unfortunately, some children drink far too much milk. I call these children 'milkaholics'. Managing milkaholics can be tricky.