Eating Disorders

3 words in this vocabulary list

noun habitual greed or excess in eating

  • The act of excessive eating is often associated with the sin of gluttony.
  • She's always indulging in desserts, a real gluttony for sweets.
  • He's such a food hog, always showing his gluttony at the buffet.
  • His gluttony for power knows no bounds, he will do anything to get ahead.

noun ARFID stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, which is a type of eating disorder characterized by a limited range of foods consumed and avoidance of certain textures or colors.

adjective There is no applicable adjective for the word 'Arfid'.

  • Individuals with ARFID may have a limited variety of foods that they are willing to eat.
  • My cousin has ARFID and only eats plain pasta every day.
  • I heard ARFID is when you're a super picky eater.
  • Dealing with ARFID feels like navigating a minefield at meal times.

noun a colloquial term combining 'drunk' and 'anorexia' to describe the practice of restricting food intake in order to consume more alcohol

  • Drunkorexia is a term used to describe the practice of restricting food intake to offset calories consumed from alcohol.
  • I heard some college students talking about drunkorexia as a way to stay thin while still drinking.
  • She's totally into drunkorexia, always skipping meals so she can drink more.
  • Drunkorexia is like trying to fill up on empty calories, it's not a healthy habit.