Citations:rageholic
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Noun: "(slang) a person with a highly volatile temper"
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- 1983 — Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, & Patrick Fanning, Messages: The Communication Book, New Harbinger Publications (1983), →ISBN, page 136:
- […] ;and "rageholics" who habitually explode with rage and are totally incapable of listening.
- 1992 — Wendy Kaminer, I'm Dysfunctional, You're Dysfunctional: The Recovery Movement and Other Self-Help Fashions, Addison-Wesley (1992), →ISBN, page 10:
- We are a nation of sexaholics, rageholics, shopaholics, and rushaholics.
- 1997 — Jim Crotty, How to Talk American: A Guide to Our Native Tongues, Mariner Books (1997), →ISBN, page 110:
- From the notorious rageholic producer Scott Rudin.
- 2001 — Betty Rushford, Mercy Triumphs: Inspiration for Those Infected or Affected by AIDS, Xulon Press (2001), →ISBN, page 34:
- One day he turned into the rageholic and we couldn't get him calm.
- 2006 — Andra Medea, Going Home without Going Crazy: How to Get Along with Your Parents & Family (Even When They Push Your Buttons), New Harbinger Publications (2006), →ISBN, page 92:
- Like a pleasant mood around a rageholic, peace could give way at any moment.