foodist

English

Etymology

From food +‎ -ist.[1] Piecewise doublet of foodista. Sense 3 is a reappropriation of the term by an internet subculture founded by the user "Foodistzen."

Noun

foodist (plural foodists)

  1. A person who is very interested in food; a foodie.
    • 2010, Tony Naylor, Should we all be shopping at Waitrose? (in The Guardian online):
      But questions remain... Is it, genuinely, the foodist's supermarket?
  2. A person who discriminates against other people because of the food they eat.
  3. (Internet, Internet slang, criminal law) A member of an extremist online subculture and harassment network known for doxxing, swatting, and the glorification of violence and shock content.
    • 2024, Step Together NSW, Start The Conversation: Episode 2‎[1]:
      John: So only through Discord you found a group called Foodists. Was that a turning point for you? / Ollie: Yes... I'd gone from my being semi extremist... I encountered a lot more gore like gory videos, military videos. I encountered a lot more offensive videos targeting vulnerable people.
    • 2026 January 8, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, “The development of nihilistic violence”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[2]:
      In addition to the Incel or true crime communities, this also includes subcultures such as foodists, Skibbidi Farms, gore networks, Larpercore...
    • (Can we date this quote?), Aesthetics Wiki‎[3], archived from the original on 6 June 2025:
      The Foodists, a group founded by Foodistzen, emerged as a more extreme counterpart of AFF. They have engaged in doxing, pedophilia, and creating hateful YouTube videos revolving around mocking recently deceased individuals...

References

  1. ^ “foodist, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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