A person addicted to tanning; the disorder in which people may feel that they NEED to be tan.
Much like anorexia (the root word) tanorexic people are both mentally and physically addicted to tanning.
Physical addiction: UVA rays can give the feeling of euphoria or a natural "high" similar to the euphoric feeling experienced after exercising.
Much like anorexia (the root word) tanorexic people are both mentally and physically addicted to tanning.
Physical addiction: UVA rays can give the feeling of euphoria or a natural "high" similar to the euphoric feeling experienced after exercising.
by Amanda Lynn B May 24, 2006
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by Hilary March 21, 2004
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A mental disease in which a person believes that no matter how much they tan, they are never tan enough.
EX: "That girl needs to stay away from the tanning booth for awhile; she looks positively tanorexic!"
by Falafelette April 4, 2005
Get the tanorexia mug.(1) A combination of the words "tan" and "anorexia." (a) A person, usually a white girl, who never thinks they are tan enough. (b) A person who is both frighteningly skinny, and frighteningly tan.
Yo, Paris Hilton be the Tanorexic poster child.
by Quicksand October 1, 2005
Get the tanorexic mug.a mental disorder wherein the afflicted person belives that one can never be too tanned. this manifests itself in the form of excessive sunning, use of sunbeds and solariums, and, in particularly unfortunate cases, extreme use of fake tan.
victims of tanorexia can be identified from a leathery skin texture and/or a brown or orange complexion.
as it stands there is no known cure for this terrible disease.
victims of tanorexia can be identified from a leathery skin texture and/or a brown or orange complexion.
as it stands there is no known cure for this terrible disease.
posh spice, all those orange girls you see appearing in early summer and old people who look like brown leather sofas are quite possible sufferers of tanorexia. tragic.
by knifewounds November 18, 2007
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L: Melissa, sweetie, I think you've had enough sun today...
M: No no, I must get a tan
L: you've been at the beach all day, I think you are tanorexic.
M: No no, I must get a tan
L: you've been at the beach all day, I think you are tanorexic.
by Melissa September 21, 2004
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