thinspiration
[ thin-spuh-rey-shuhn ]
/ ˌθɪn spəˈreɪ ʃən /
noun
photos, videos, advertisements, etc., intended to inspire a person to remain thin or to lose weight and become thin: Can thinspiration trigger an eating disorder?
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Origin of thinspiration
First recorded in 1995–2000; blend of thin and (in)spiration
Words nearby thinspiration
thinnish, thin on top, thin register, thin section, thin-skinned, thinspiration, thinspo, thio, thioacetamide, thioacetic, thioacetic acid
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Example sentences from the Web for thinspiration
The latest “trend” in thinspiration, however, can also be defined as a major hoax.
The latest trend in thinspiration turned out to be nothing but an Internet-made hoax.
Unlike “thinspiration” blogs that feature aspirational photos of the scary-skinny, fatshion blogs use their authors as models.