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?
Origin of thinspiration
First recorded in 1995–2000; blend of
thin and
(in)spiration
Words nearby thinspiration
thinking cap,
thinking through,
thinkpiece,
thinner,
thinnish,
thinspiration,
thinspo,
thio,
thio acid,
thio salt,
thio-
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.