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bigorexic, a. and n.
Brit. |ˌbɪgəˈrɛksɪk|, U.S. |ˌbɪgəˈrɛksɪk|
[‹ big adj. + -orexic (in anorexic adj.), after bigorexia n.]
A. adj. Suffering from bigorexia; of or relating to bigorexia.
1997Guardian 23 Dec. 7/1 You were out if you were a bigorexic, negaholic fluffragette offliner, suffering from heroin chic and technoplegia. 1999M. McCaughey in J. Sobal & D. Maurer Weighty Issues viii. 134 Within bodybuilding culture..lifters refer to such men as ‘bigorexic’ or as having ‘the disease’. 2001Express (Nexis) 6 Nov. 35 Four to five per cent of male gym-goers now show bigorexic tendencies.
B. n. A person suffering from bigorexia.
1999Re: Who lives Longer—Weight Lifters or Aerobic Athletes? in misc.fitness.weights (Usenet newsgroup) 17 Jan. Probably better than ending up as unhealthy, former ‘bigorexics’ with bloated organs, loose skin and low self-esteem. 2002Mirror (Electronic ed.) 2 Jan. Whereas anorexics think they're too fat, when they're actually too thin, bigorexics think they look puny when, in fact, they're very muscular. |