pro-mia

pro-mi·a
UK/ˌpɹəʊˈmiː.ə/US/ˌpɹoʊˈmiː.ə/

noun

A movement for the promotion of behaviors related to bulimia nervosa.

Meanings

nounpro-mia (countable and uncountable, plural pro-mias)

plural pro-mias

  1. countableuncountableA movement for the promotion of behaviors related to bulimia nervosa.
  2. countableuncountableA member of this movement.

    The pro-Mias trading tips on B/Ping.

    2010 April 1, Deanna Fei, A Thread of Sky: A Novel, New York: Penguin Press, →ISBN

Origin

From pro- + mia (“bulimia nervosa”). Compare pro-ana.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

pro-mia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro-mia

MLA

“pro-mia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro-mia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pro-mia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pro-mia.

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