fanorexia

fanorexia
 n.— «Our eating disorder consultant alerted us to the fact that “thinspiration” is not a new term after all, and has been in use by anorexics for some time. So instead, based on a suggestion of commenter The Gen X Eurotrash Jetsetter Club, we now endorse “fanorexia” (and all derivisions thereof) as our catchy celeb-inspired-eating-disorder term of choice.» —“Shriveling Starlets Thinspire Fanorexia” Defamer July 12, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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