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rushaholic

noun

Etymology

From rush + -aholic.

  1. derived from rehusser
  2. derived from russhen — “to force back”
  3. derived from *(o)rewə-✻ — “to drive, move, agitate”
  4. derived from *rūsōną✻ — “to be cruel, storm, rush”
  5. derived from *rūskōną✻ — “to rush, storm, be fierce, be cruel”
  6. derived from ruschen — “to rush”
  7. derived from *ḱers-✻ — “to run, hurry”
  8. inherited from *hurskijaną✻ — “to startle, drive”
  9. inherited from *hurskijan✻
  10. inherited from hrysċan — “to jolt, startle”
  11. inherited from ruschen
  12. suffixed as rushaholic — “rush + aholic”

Definitions

  1. A person who is constantly in a hurry.

    • We've become a nation of rushaholics, dashing from here to there, forever cramming one more meeting, activity or event into our already overcrowded schedules in the belief that we really can have and do it all.
    • Modern rushaholics are always racing, always out of breath, always feeling behind schedule, always striving, but seldom managing to get ahead.
    • You only have to look around to notice rushaholics whirling by at breakneck speed, whether it's the pizza promised in less than 30 minutes, or the one hour photo developing.

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