Are We Addicted to Using the Word Addiction for What We Used to Call Guilty Pleasures?

Question by Christine: Are we addicted to using the word addiction for what we used to call guilty pleasures?
Are we nobody unless we’re addicted to something?

Best answer:

Answer by internits
I don’t think so. People use the word “allergic” in a similar way. At some point this would have been witty and original wordplay, but it has now passed into common parliance.

It’s not accurate unless the addiction has been diagnosed by a medic, so I wouldn’t worry too much.

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