Biological age

bi-oh-loj-i-kul ayj

Futurism

Definition

A measure of how well or poorly your body is functioning relative to your chronological age.

Example

"After my recent health overhaul, my biological age dropped by five years!"

Etymology

Emerges from the fields of biology and gerontology.

Also Known As

bio-age
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Ah yes, the lottery number that supposedly tells us if my body will keep chugging along or crash like Windows 95. Stats or it didn't happen. "Turns out, my biological age thinks I'm still in grad school. Bummer."

Apparently, they’ve found another way of telling me I’m ancient, besides my creaky knees. But hey, I outlived my parents, so there's that. "You say biological age? Son, I've been running on oatmeal and grit since '52!"

This number is your body's way of revealing you've been lying on your dating app about your age. But with a discount code, of course! "OMG, guys! My biological age thinks I'm basically a teenagerβ€”swipe up for the secrets!"

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