tanorexia

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noun

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

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Meanings

nountanorexia (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableA condition whose sufferers believe they are too pale and become obsessed with tanning.

Origin

Blend of tan + anorexia.

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Translations

Finnish tanoreksia
  • tanoreksiaobsession with tanning
Portuguese tanorexia
  • tanorexiaobsession with tanning

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

exaration
Cite this entry
APA

tanorexia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanorexia

MLA

“tanorexia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanorexia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tanorexia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tanorexia.

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