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retox

[ ree-toks ]

noun

  1. a period during which a person interrupts or ends a regimen of abstinence from alcohol, drugs, or unhealthy food, often as a binge: Compare healthonism.

    Bring on the chili cheese fries, because after four months of clean eating, I’m ready for a little retox!

verb (used without object)

  1. to interrupt or end a regimen of abstinence from alcohol, drugs, or unhealthy food, often as a binge:

    If we find out you’re retoxing with your druggie friends, you’re not coming back in this house.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of retox1

First recorded in 2005–10; re- ( def ) + (de)tox(ify) ( def ), on the model of detox ( def )

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