Did you perchance mean anorexia?
Definitions
Etymologies
- Blend of tan and anorexia (Wiktionary)
Examples
“If "tanorexia" had been listed in the Manual of Mental Disorders, I'm sure someone would've accused me of having it.”
“John Andrew Boehner (born November 17, 1949) is an American Republican politician, United States Representative from Ohio, tanorexia sufferer, House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi nemesis, and a dick.”
“John Andrew Boehner (born November 17, 1949) is an American Republican politician, United States Representative from Ohio, tanorexia sufferer, House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi nemesis, ... var news_amount = 1;”
“John Andrew Boehner (born November 17, 1949) is an American Republican politician, United States Representative from Ohio, tanorexia sufferer, House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi nemesis, ... var news_amount = 2;”
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“New entries unrelated to the worlds of the internet or texting include "tanorexia" (an obsessive desire to get a tan), "jazz hands" (a gesture with hands waved to express excitement) and "trolleyed" (extremely drunk).”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“She wrote about important social phenomena in the Times, such as drunk dialing and tanorexia.”
“Some call it just getting ready for prom season; for others, its an addiction becoming known as tanorexia.”
“I was a SLAVE to obsessive compulsive disorder Middle children DO get neglected, admit parents Eighties-style shoulder pads ARE back ... and surprise surprise Posh is leading the way The tanorexia timebomb: Sunbeds blamed as skin cancer soars in young women”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘tanorexia’.
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hildjj's Words
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Misterpolly's Words
soundbite, quondam, irredentist, new york second, tanorexia, chindia, globesity, man flu, password fatigue, sublunary, sleeping policeman, fibonacci sequence and 7 more...
Tweets
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vanishedone Oddee: 'Tanorexia is an unhealthy dependence on tanning; the name comes because of its similarities to both substance addictions and body image disorders, such as anorexia.' Nov 5, 2008