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manorexia

manorexia noun: anorexia nervosa (or any similar eating disorder) when occurring in a male.

Noun

manorexia (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, informal) Anorexia nervosa (or any similar eating disorder) when occurring in a male.
    • Preparing for the role— taking in only 900 calories a day and running 5 miles — he [Dennis Quiad] says he developed "manorexia."2006 April, David A. Keeps, “Dennis Quiad”, in Best Life, page 74
    • He's getting too flaquito, nena, all scrawny like Marc Anthony with his manorexia chiseling up his face.2008, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Dirty Girls on Top, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN

Origin of manorexia

Blend of man + anorexia.

Questions about manorexia

What does manorexia mean?
Manorexia means anorexia nervosa (or any similar eating disorder) when occurring in a male.
What part of speech is manorexia?
Manorexia is a noun.

Words near manorexia in the dictionary

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  2. manor houses
  3. Manor Lakes
  4. Manor Park
  5. Manorbier
  6. manorexia
  7. manorexic
  8. manorexics
  9. Manorhamilton
  10. manorhouse
  11. manorhouses

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