Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basorexia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ba-sorex-ia
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An overwhelming urge to be kissed.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Miles's fingers pressed into the small of my back. "Basorexia," he mumbled."
"Savannah turned her attention back to Emma, pressing her forehead against the seat only a few inches from Emma's forehead, just like Oliver was doing to Caroline. "Looks like they're having a bad case of basorexia.""
"'You don't know everything, Lux,' he says. 'Anyway, right now I've got a serious case of basorexia that I'm hoping you can assist me with.'"
"Just beware of basorexia — the sudden urge to kiss someone."

Etymology

From Latin bāsium (“kiss”) + -orexia. The term is not recorded in other major dictionaries and is likely a neologism. By surface analysis, bas- + -orexia.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: bāsium

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does basorexia mean?: An overwhelming urge to be kissed.
Where does basorexia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce basorexia

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “basorexia”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “basorexia”.
Repeat and practice — Say “basorexia” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.