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Promorexia 

An eating disorder that can occur up to a year, but usually a month before Prom. Mainly occuring in young women, characterized by a self-induced starvation in order to fit into their Prom dresses or feel better about buying a slightly smaller size (which never works). Exercise in the form of "Prom night sex" usually follows Promorexia.
Will: "Dude, none of the girls are eating lunch."

John: "Yeah man, it's a month to Prom: Promorexia season."
Promorexia by HiBillyMaysHere October 30, 2011
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photorexia 

An eating disorder that is characterized by taking photos of desired foodstuffs to avoid feelings of guilt, depression, and self-condemnation.
I _really_ wanted the daisy cookie in the Starbucks display, but I just took a picture instead of the calories. My photorexia has been flaring up lately.
photorexia by glass March 21, 2005

poororexia

Being so poor that you cannot afford food. When the dreading horror of tuition bills and beer money overwhelm the finances of the college student that they can no longer afford food. It affects 4 out of 5 college students.
1:"Dude, I heard Bethany became anorexic when she moved away for college."
2:"Yeah man, shits crazy. You know she's so poor from paying all of those tuition bills."
1:"you know I bet she actually has poororexia."
2:"yeah i bet..."

pregorexia

The state of being extremely skinny to the point of being nearly anorexic when pregnant.

This trend became popular after startling images of Nicole Kidman and Nicole Richie surfaced, as they both looked as if they gained only the weight of their babies...

But in their desire to remain on the fashion radar, pregorexics risk their health and that of their unborn child.

It's a phenomenon that's being fuelled by the growth in designer pregnancy wear.

This "state of being" has a name that belongs to one of many buzzwords that make a serious deadly illness sound totally trendy
Milla: Did you see those pictures of angelina holding those babies?
Christina: I did! Does she EVER eat?
Milla: probably not, she has been diagnosed with pregorexia
Christina: I bet you're jealous...
pregorexia by g-diggity October 21, 2008

promosexual 

A term used to describe people, usually celebrities who publicly identify with a currently trendy or rare sexuality or sexual orientation purely to win attention and admiration.
Britney Spears is such a promosexual.
promosexual by Niels Buus November 14, 2004

Promosexual 

A person who promotes their own, or their own view, on gender or sexual orientation for the purpose of political or social favor and gain. The promotion is based solely on anecdotal evidence for the purpose of labeling anyone who disagrees with their view a racist, bigot, hater, homophobe, misogynist, extremist, obstructionist, or rapist.
A group of promosexuals held a rally on male privilege at the capitol in order to blame all men for feeling unsafe on campus due to the rape culture caused by the President's hate for women.
Promosexual by GarbonzoKT July 26, 2018

potorexia 

Malnutrition/emaciation due lack of regular appetite caused by excessive consumption of marijuana (Cannabis sativa L. ssp. indica (Lam.) E. Small & Cronquist)
"Pat looks so thin, that can't be healthy."
"Yeah, Pat's been smoking a lot lately and has a bad case of potorexia."
potorexia by Smarmybear November 18, 2009
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Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
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