Edtok

What does edtok mean?

An eating disorder community on TikTok

Edtok is an abbreviation for "eating disorder TikTok," a TikTok community of users that are struggling or have struggled with eating disorders (EDs). It is similar to edtwt, which is a community of Twitter users dealing with EDs.

Like edtwt, edtok is a controversial space that many critics accuse of glorifying EDs and keeping people in vicious ED cycles. However, edtok defenders argue that they receive encouragement from other users to combat their EDs.

There are many terms edtok and edtwt communities use to detail their struggles, including the following:

  • thinspo (short for "thin inspiration")
  • fatspo (short for "fat inspiration")
  • chubspo (short for "chubby inspiration")
  • meanspo (short for "mean inspiration")
  • sweetspo (short for "sweet inspiration")
  • bonespo (short for "bone inspiration")
  • proana (short for "pro-anorexia")
  • promia (short for "pro-bulimia")

Example

I'm glad TikTok has posted helpful ED resources for those in the edtok community
Agreed
Tweet about the dangers of edtok and edtwt
Tweet about the dangers of edtok and edtwt

Related Slang

edtwtAn eating disorder community on Twitter
EDEating disorder
anaAnorexia
miaBulimia
Pro-anaPro anorexia
thinspoThin inspiration
TWTrigger warning
CWContent warning
Relationship weightWeight gained from a romantic relationship
NetflixingEating a lot of food when you mean to eat just a little
OCDObsessive compulsive disorder
PTSDPost-traumatic stress disorder

Categories

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Updated November 15, 2022

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