Meaning of wannarexic | Babel Free

Definitions

One who does not have the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, but wishes to.

derogatory, slang

Examples

“While some experts say⟳ these girls likely have⟳ body image issues or could develop⟳ a more serious eating disorder, wannarexics usually range between healthy and overweight.”

“Wannarexics draw⟳ anger and derision from people with anorexia and bulimia.”

“When one trolls it becomes clear that wannarexics are a much-maligned population, and that many people, most notably diagnosed anorexics but others, too, characterize them as wholly superficial, flippant, vapid, and clearly more interested in having the reputation of being anorexic than in legitimately acquiring the disorder.”

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