- Tanorexia is formed from combining tan and -orexia. Orexia means desire as in anorexia, a eating disorder in which a person has fear of becoming fat, so refuses to eat and keeps losing weight. As anorexia is an addiction to lose weight, tanorexia also means addiction to tan.
Tanorexia
blending
Tanning addiction that a person excessively tans and never satisfies.
Etymology : Blending tan and orexis(desire) from orgein(to desire)
Source : Doctors are concerned about tanning and advise against the use of tanning beds, as they have been proven to be carcinogenic — but tanorexia continues to be a problem, especially among young women. *(London Evening Standard 10/11/2010)
Last modified: 8 December 2010