pro-ana

English

Etymology

Short for pro-anorexia.

Noun

pro-ana (plural pro-anas)

1. A movement that promotes anorexia nervosa as an acceptable lifestyle choice.
2. A member of this movement.
   • 2004 October 27, Eda R. Uca, Ana's Girls: The Essential Guide to the Underground Eating Disorder Community Online, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, →OL, page 69:

     Beyond celebrating the aesthetic value of thinness, pro-anas claim that thinness is a reflection of excellence in other areas of one's life.

   • 2009, Avis Rumney, Dying to Please: Anorexia, Treatment and Recovery, 2nd edition, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, →OL, pages 25-26:

     But juxtaposed to a caveat about the life-threatening nature of anorexia is often an avowal of the pro-ana's goal: to help anorexics in their quest for the "ideal" (emaciated) body.

See also

• bulimia
• EDNOS
• pro-mia
• thinspiration
• wannarexic

Anagrams

• on a par