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#8: Tanorexic

Definition:

having a compulsion to tan

Example:

"The cast of 'Jersey Shore' has arrived. Everyone's favorite tanorexic reality stars claimed they had made it after appearing in cartoon form on 'South Park' Wednesday." – Soraya Roberts, New York Daily News, October 14, 2010

Submitted by:

Larry Schlekewy, Jr., PA

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