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  • noun Common misspelling of workaholic.

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Examples

  • But the question of spelling arises: if the suffix is adopted from alcoholic, why did Oates not spell his word workoholic?

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • But the question of spelling arises: if the suffix is adopted from alcoholic, why did Oates not spell his word workoholic?

    The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004

  • I lived in a small, very basic room, had to walk half a kilometer (well, a slight, but only slight, exaggeration) to the restroom, had no refrigerator (which was a problem to keep my insuline at the right temperature, but it got solved) and was happy again beign an unpaid workoholic for a few weeks!

    Retirement jitters... or ... does Mexico live up to your expectations? 2005

  • It was being a workoholic that got him to be where he is and it's still a struggle, and he has turned 60.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • Much loved by his constituents, he initially alienated Democrats by painting them as indistinguishable from their Republican opponents - but the workoholic gradually earned their respect over his long career.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Singer Akon said of Jackson, He was a real workoholic.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2010

  • Directed by Marcus Cole, written by Greg Taylor and based on a book by Richard Paul Evans, this made-for-TV movie focuses on the Evans family, which includes workoholic dad Richard

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2010

  • Tapi bagi yang workoholic, ya ga ada .. lagi-lagi alasan klasik, belum ada games yang membawa trend baru (mm, mungkin Wii itu ya?)

    harry.sufehmi.com 2009

  • Even in a truly genderegalitarian society, the parent-academic would not have what a nonparent-academic would have: lots and lots of time to passionately spend on their research - or be a workoholic, as some would say.

    Crooked Timber 2009

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