Tanorexia

Word TANOREXIA
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Definitions and meanings of "Tanorexia"

What do we mean by tanorexia?

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

A disease like anorexia, no matter how tan a person is they never think they are tan enough. tanorexic Urban Dictionary

A mental disease in which a person believes that no matter how much they tan, they are never tan enough. Urban Dictionary

A mental disorder wherein the afflicted person belives that one can never be too tanned. this manifests itself in the form of excessive sunning, use of sunbeds and solariums, and, in particularly unfortunate cases, extreme use of fake tan. victims of tanorexia can be identified from a leathery skin texture and/or a brown or orange complexion. as it stands there is no known cure for this terrible disease. Urban Dictionary

Obsession with being tan and thin. Urban Dictionary

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The word "tanorexia" in example sentences

If "tanorexia" had been listed in the Manual of Mental Disorders, I'm sure someone would've accused me of having it. ❋ William Harryman (2009)

We've all seen the serious aftereffects of "tanorexia," the insidious addiction that's spreading all over

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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; ❋ Unknown (2009)

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; ❋ Unknown (2009)

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). ❋ Unknown (2011)

She wrote about important social phenomena in the Times, such as drunk dialing and tanorexia. ❋ Politico (2010)

Some call it just getting ready for prom season; for others, its an addiction becoming known as tanorexia. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tanning cancer risk Q&A The Daily Mail has reported that UK women are facing a "tanorexia timebomb", with the use of sunbeds responsible for increases in skin cancer among young women.

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 ❋ Unknown (2009)

The tanorexia timebomb: Sunbeds blamed as skin cancer soars in young women ❋ Unknown (2009)

Since governors (and vice presidents) are generally expected to be healthy role models for the nation's youth, Governor Palin's darkening secret raises Edwardsian questions about her habit, which medical professionals and organizations have identified as a threat to public health, a cause of skin cancer, and a problem of abuse and addiction among teenagers and others through a condition that they call "tanorexia." ❋ Unknown (2008)

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, ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

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 News Team (2009)

"The media and lay public may know tanning dependence as 'tanorexia,' alluding to similarities to both substance addictions and body image disorders like anorexia. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Oh my God have you seen [Tara Reid] [lately]? She needs to check herself in for [treatment] of that tanorexia. ❋ Melissa (2004)

EX: "That girl needs to stay away from the [tanning booth] for [awhile]; she looks positively [tanorexic]!" ❋ Falafelette (2005)

[posh spice], all those orange girls you see appearing in early summer and old people who look like brown leather [sofas] are quite possible sufferers of tanorexia. [tragic]. ❋ Knifewounds (2007)

[Lindsay Lohan] is [suffering] from a [major] case of tanorexia. ❋ TaraM (2005)

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