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You’re not a ‘foodie,’ says OQLF, you’re a ‘cuisinomane’

The Montreal offices of the OQLF - the Office québécois de la langue française, - Quebec's so-called "language police.". Karol Dahl/Global News

MONTREAL – The Office Québécois de la Langue Française (OQLF) is adding the word “cuisinomane” to the dictionary in its continued efforts to cut out English words from the Quebecois vocabulary.

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The organization insisted the word was created because it says many Quebecers were looking for a French alternative to “foodie.”

Social media, however, hasn’t been so kind to the OQLF’s attempts.

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rachel.lau@globalnews.ca

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