bleachorexia

noun

bleachorexia

noun

Etymology Blend of bleach + anorexia.

1

An unhealthy obsession with whitening one's teeth.

People who want teeth whiter than nature intended, reaching repeatedly for the peroxide, suffer from "bleachorexia," a word coined by the American Dental Association.2009 September 24, Deirdre Kelly, “Price choppers: Get pearly whites for 99 bucks”, in The Globe and Mail:

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