comfort food

noun

: food prepared in a traditional style having a usually nostalgic or sentimental appeal

Examples of comfort food in a Sentence

Pot roast and fried chicken are my favorite comfort foods. a restaurant that serves comfort food
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Those looking for après-ski comfort food should opt for classic margarita pizza or spicy vodka rigatoni. — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 Those movies are my comfort food, and those women were my idols as a kid. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 With a rich peanut butter and graham cracker filling topped with a thick chocolate coating, these Lunch Lady Peanut Butter Bars recreate that grade school comfort food right at home. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2026 In April, OluKai tapped into island culture and the nostalgia of comfort food through a flip-flop collaboration with Spam. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comfort food

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of comfort food was in 1958

Rhymes for comfort food

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“Comfort food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort%20food. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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