Does biting your nails and swallowing them make you a cannibal?

No, that’s just silly.

ok i didnt know it had to be flesh i thought it was just eating parts of your body in general

In short, no. It does not. As said, the definition of ‘cannibal’ is ‘a person who eats human flesh’. Nails are not flesh, so this would not be considered a cannibalistic behaviour, though still gross. xD

yea, i was just wondering because the women in my family like to annoy me and make fun of everything i do and they would always make fun of me for biting my nail and swallowing them and they would say im a cannibal, nopw i bite my nails but i dont swallow them because of that

yea, i know its gross, but i cant stop doing it

I’m vegetarian and I still bit my nails :S

same here

No, it doesn’t make you a cannibal, but if this is a addiction of yours, maybe you should see a docter? This is not only gross, but very very unhealthy. Your nails collect germs we can’t see. Even if they look 100% clean, their not. Our bodys cannot break down nails, and you nails are made of keratin, just like your hair. Your body can’t break down keratin, therefor it is very very bad for your health to comsume this, and esp bad to consume it alot. Please Please Please, get some help.

why do you bit them? If it is just to shorten them or trim them try nail clipers,

i dont really know why i bite them. its just a bad habit i guess, like, i enjoy eating my nails for some gross reason and ive been like that since i first got teeth and it just kindof stuck with me