pro-ana
Britishadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of pro-ana
C21: from pro- + an ( orexi ) a
Example Sentences
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It’s telling that pro-ana inspires infinitely more coverage than pro-mia, as if body dysmorphia and dangerous diets aren’t really a problem for people who are at or above a “normal” weight, as most bulimics are.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2015
These experts have scrolled back through the pro-ana Internet and discovered nuances they never noticed before.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2015
They’re beginning to wonder if we’ve been viewing the pro-ana problem all wrong.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2015
When pro-ana bloggers feel scrutinized, they reinforce the wall between themselves and the outside world.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2015
Vice’s Nadja Brenneisen recently spent a week posing as a teen in a pro-ana WhatsApp group where girls praised an old-school “goddess of emaciation” and monitored each other’s diets with tyrannical zeal.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2015
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