biohack

[ bahy-oh-hak ]

noun

1. an instance or manner of self-improvement done through strategic experimentation with technology, drugs, hormones, diet, etc.:

   Here are a few simple biohacks to get your body's engine revving!

verb (used with object)

1. to improve (someone, especially oneself) through strategic experimentation with technology, drugs, hormones, diet, etc.:

   Today, consumers biohack themselves by measuring changes in ketones and blood sugar correlating with exercise, sleep, and what and when they eat.

Other Words From

• bi·o·hack·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of biohack¹

First recorded in 2005–10; shortened from biohacking ( def )

Example Sentences

Some have pushed polyphasic sleep as a way to “biohack” the body and extend waking hours.

From National Geographic

There is a growing community of Londoners looking to "biohack" their bodies, including musician Professor Green.

From BBC

I am still trying to figure that biohack out because I do travel, or at least pre-COVID-19 I did.

From The Verge

Instead of stopping there, Lacey, who works as a medical anthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History, “decided to biohack on myself.”

From Slate

On Aug. 2, Dansby had posted on Hackaday, where she chronicled her yearlong project to biohack the Tesla keycard, saying that the implant "was a success."

From Fox News