Meanings
nounbleachorexia (uncountable)
- uncountableAn unhealthy obsession with whitening one's teeth.
People who want teeth whiter than nature intended, reaching repeatedly for the peroxide, suffer from "bleachorexia," a word coined by the American Dental Association.
2009 September 24, Deirdre Kelly, “Price choppers: Get pearly whites for 99 bucks”, in The Globe and Mail
Origin
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APA
bleachorexia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleachorexia
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“bleachorexia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleachorexia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bleachorexia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleachorexia.
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