basorexia
basorexia noun: an overwhelming urge to be kissed.
Noun
basorexia (uncountable)
- An overwhelming urge to be kissed.
- Miles's fingers pressed into the small of my back. "Basorexia," he mumbled.2015, Greenwillow Books, Made You Up, New York, N.Y.: Greenwillow Books, →ISBN, page 273
- Savannah turned her attention back to Emma, pressing her forehead against the seat only a few inches from Emma's forehead, just like Oliver was doing to Caroline. "Looks like they're having a bad case of basorexia."2016, Lindsey Rosin, Cherry, London: Hot Key Books, →ISBN, page 182
Examples of basorexia in a sentence
- 'Anyway, right now I've got a serious case of basorexia that I'm hoping you can assist me with.'2017, Lydia Ruffles, The Taste of Blue Light, London: Hodder Children's Books, →ISBN, page 156:
- Just beware of basorexia — the sudden urge to kiss someone.2017, How Your Brain Works: Inside the Most Complicated Object in the Universe, London: John Murray Learning, →ISBN, page 85:
Origin of basorexia
From Latin bāsium (“kiss”) + -orexia. The term is not recorded in other major dictionaries and is likely a neologism. By surface analysis, bas- + -orexia.
Questions about basorexia
- What does basorexia mean?
- Basorexia means an overwhelming urge to be kissed.
- How do you use basorexia in a sentence?
- 'Anyway, right now I've got a serious case of basorexia that I'm hoping you can assist me with.'
- What part of speech is basorexia?
- Basorexia is a noun.
Words near basorexia in the dictionary
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