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English
Etymology
Blend of tan + anorexia
Pronunciation
Noun
tanorexia (uncountable)
- (slang) A condition whose sufferers believe they are too pale and become obsessed with tanning.
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English tanorexia.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Hyphenation: ta‧no‧re‧xi‧a
Noun
tanorexia f (uncountable)
- tanorexia (obsessive desire to have dark skin or to maintain it that way, either through exposure to sunlight or through artificial methods)
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