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drunkorexia

drunkorexia noun: a combination of anorexia or bulimia with alcohol abuse.

Noun

drunkorexia (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) A combination of anorexia or bulimia with alcohol abuse.
    • The latest entry in the lexicon of food-related ills is drunkorexia, shorthand for a disturbing blend of behaviors: self-imposed starvation or bingeing and purging, combined with alcohol abuse .2008 March 2, Sarah Kershaw, “Starving Themselves, Cocktail in Hand”, in New York Times

Origin of drunkorexia

Blend of drunk + anorexia.

Questions about drunkorexia

What does drunkorexia mean?
Drunkorexia means a combination of anorexia or bulimia with alcohol abuse.
What part of speech is drunkorexia?
Drunkorexia is a noun.

Words near drunkorexia in the dictionary

  1. drunklike
  2. drunkly
  3. drunkness
  4. drunkometer
  5. drunkometers
  6. drunkorexia
  7. drunkorexic
  8. drunkorexics
  9. drunkover
  10. drunkovers
  11. drunkpost

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