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Meaning of manorexia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Anorexia nervosa (or any similar eating disorder) when occurring in a male.

humorous, informal, uncountable

Examples

“Preparing for the role— taking in only 900 calories a day and running 5 miles — he [Dennis Quiad] says he developed "manorexia."”
“He's getting too flaquito, nena, all scrawny like Marc Anthony with his manorexia chiseling up his face.”
“Manorexia has taken the younger gay community by storm, and gay hearts weep for the scrawny skin-and-bones younger gay hearts who look like they are on an emo hunger strike […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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