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  1. n. A condition whose sufferers believe they are too pale and become obsessed with tanning.

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  • “If "tanorexia" had been listed in the Manual of Mental Disorders, I'm sure someone would've accused me of having it.”

    Battle of the Strength Sports by Erick Minor

  • “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.”

    The Huffington Post: Dickipedia: John Boehner

  • “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;”

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  • “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.”

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  • “Some call it just getting ready for prom season; for others, its an addiction becoming known as tanorexia.”

    Berks county news

  • “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”

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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

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