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biohack

American  
[bahy-oh-hak] / ˈbaɪ oʊˌhæk /

noun

  1. an instance or manner of self-improvement done through strategic experimentation with technology, drugs, hormones, diet, etc..

    Here are a few simple biohacks to get your body's engine revving!


verb (used with object)

  1. to improve (someone, especially oneself) through strategic experimentation with technology, drugs, hormones, diet, etc..

    Today, consumers biohack themselves by measuring changes in ketones and blood sugar correlating with exercise, sleep, and what and when they eat.

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Etymology

Origin of biohack

First recorded in 2005–10; shortened from biohacking ( def. )


Example Sentences

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“They’re like the ultimate biohack for the body.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

It beat out fellow shortlisted contenders "aura farming" and "biohack".

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

Stewart described them as a “plethora of stocky, bald billionaires who also seem to go to the same biohack life extension clinic and say, ‘Give me the Lex Luthor.'”

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025

There is a growing community of Londoners looking to "biohack" their bodies, including musician Professor Green.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2023

I am still trying to figure that biohack out because I do travel, or at least pre-COVID-19 I did.

From The Verge ● Mar. 29, 2022

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