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tanorexic (adjective)
A reference to people who spend an excessive amount of time trying to get a tan, or a darker skin color, and therefore they put themselves at risk of getting a serious skin disease: "Juanita was described as a tanorexic victim after baking her body under UV radiation in a tanning bed as often as four or five times a week for four years because she never thought she was dark enough."
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tanorexic, tannorexic (s) (noun), tanorexics, tannorexics (pl)
Someone who has an obsession with tanning; although it is not limited to an sex or race, there are usually more white females who are involved: "Tanorexics are more specifically women who purposely get tan by either sunbathing frequently or by a fake bake. It has been suggested that, like anorexics, they have an addiction to tanning and won't stop no matter how dark they get."
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