Bleachorexia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An unhealthy obsession with whitening one's teeth. uncountable

    "People who want teeth whiter than nature intended, reaching repeatedly for the peroxide, suffer from "bleachorexia," a word coined by the American Dental Association."

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"People who want teeth whiter than nature intended, reaching repeatedly for the peroxide, suffer from "bleachorexia," a word coined by the American Dental Association."

Etymology

Blend of bleach + anorexia.

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