bigorexicadj.n.
/ˌbɪɡəˈrɛksɪk/, U.S. /ˌbɪɡəˈrɛksɪk/ A. adj.
Suffering from bigorexia; of or relating to bigorexia.
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1997 Guardian 23 Dec. 7/1 You were out if you were a bigorexic, negaholic fluffragette offliner, suffering from heroin chic and technoplegia.
1999 M. 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’.
2001 Express (Nexis) 6 Nov. 35 Four to five per cent of male gym-goers now show bigorexic tendencies.
B. n.
A person suffering from bigorexia.
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1999 Re: 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.
2002 Mirror (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.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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