Jenny Crank
n.— «None of my clothes fit me right anymore, and I keep thinking back to how fat I was in high school, and conversely, how skinny I was in college, even before I got on the Jenny Crank diet.» —“Bustin’ ass fat” by Rae (raeosunshine) Cathartic Ramblings (Fridley, Minnesota) Jan. 23, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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