breatharian

Intermediate 📱 Gen-Z / Internet Slang

Definition

A practitioner of the pseudoscientific belief that humans can sustain themselves on air, light, and "prana" (spiritual energy), thereby eliminating the inconvenient need for actual food. It's essentially what happens when wishful thinking meets biology and biology loses spectacularly.

Example Usage

She claimed to be a breatharian, which explained why she was perpetually grumpy—turns out breathing doesn't actually fill your stomach.

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