[Ads-l] bigorexia

[Jesse Sheidlower]

This is actually pretty well established. OED has it to 1985, and it's in Merriam-Webster as well.

On Sat, Feb 07, 2026 at 11:31:56AM -0500, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> https://www.yahoo.com/health/conditions/eating-disorders/articles/bigorexia-rise-heres-parents-know-120022635.html
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> “Bigorexia is a psychological condition and type of body dysmorphic
> disorder which involves a distorted self-image that focuses specifically on
> muscle size and physical appearance,” Kara Becker,a certified eating
> disorder therapist and national director of eating disorder programs at
> Newport Healthcare, told HuffPost.
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