Fletcherism
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Fletcher + -ism, after Horace Fletcher (1849–1919), American health-food enthusiast of the Victorian era.
Noun
[edit]Fletcherism (uncountable)
- (historical) A dietary system prescribing the repeated chewing of food until all taste is lost, and in abstention from food until very hungry.