Wannarex

Morpheme

Wannarex

Type

bound base

Denotation

desire for the eating disorder anorexia nervosa

Etymology

blend of wannabe (<Wanna + Be>) +‎ anorexia (<an- + Orex + -ia>) and anorexic (<an- + Orex + -ic>)

Evidence

wannarexia, wannarexic

See Also

Wanna, Orex