My favourite one that I have heard of is "Pogonophobia", or fear of Beards, I have no idea if it is true or not, but Bill Murray's joke on QI had me in stitches. Or Anatidaephobia ? fear of being watched by a duck.
Favourite Phobia? (real or fake)
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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
The fear of long words
Ironically, the fear of long words.
"sesquippedalio" relates to long words
"phobia" is an irrational fear
"hippopoto" and "monstro" (short for hippopotamus and monster) exaggerate the length of the word
The fear of long words
Ironically, the fear of long words.
"sesquippedalio" relates to long words
"phobia" is an irrational fear
"hippopoto" and "monstro" (short for hippopotamus and monster) exaggerate the length of the word
Homophobia, my funniest example my mate that lives on my floor I have to quote him word for word here. "I'm a homophobe, but I have gay friends so I'm not really a homophobe."
What Is Anatidaephobia?
Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck
watches.
Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1249339/anatidaephobia_the_fear_that_you_are.html?cat=70
Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck
watches.
Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1249339/anatidaephobia_the_fear_that_you_are.html?cat=70
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Seems like a good fear to have
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Kill it! Kill it with fire! And the secret herbs and spices
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Hunh... And here I thought it was just called laziness
Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body
Really? I mean, really?
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.
Sounds like my kinda fear. And here my mom kept telling me I had to go to school
Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.
Hm.... *smiles evilly*
Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom.
Jail must be like heaven for these people
Heliophobia- Fear of the sun.
Vampyres! Well, looks like we can Sue that Spanish lady for emotional damages too
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
How do you breathe?!?
Orthophobia- Fear of property.
So thats where Communism comes from
Scelerophibia- Fear of bad men, burglars.
How do you know?
Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
FDR had it right all the time
Plutophobia- Fear of wealth.
They're not poor, they just fear making money
Uranophobia or Ouranophobia- Fear of heaven.
Wait what?
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Send in the ones and twos!
Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons.
Dont know what that is? Yeah, I didnt either, but here's what Wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walloons
Tachophobia- Fear of speed.
I CANT DRIVE 55!!!
Sophophobia- Fear of learning.
I'm beginning to think they're making these up as an excuse for why kids are just dumb
Seems like a good fear to have
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Kill it! Kill it with fire! And the secret herbs and spices
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Hunh... And here I thought it was just called laziness
Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body
Really? I mean, really?
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.
Sounds like my kinda fear. And here my mom kept telling me I had to go to school
Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.
Hm.... *smiles evilly*
Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom.
Jail must be like heaven for these people
Heliophobia- Fear of the sun.
Vampyres! Well, looks like we can Sue that Spanish lady for emotional damages too
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
How do you breathe?!?
Orthophobia- Fear of property.
So thats where Communism comes from
Scelerophibia- Fear of bad men, burglars.
How do you know?
Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
FDR had it right all the time
Plutophobia- Fear of wealth.
They're not poor, they just fear making money
Uranophobia or Ouranophobia- Fear of heaven.
Wait what?
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Send in the ones and twos!
Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons.
Dont know what that is? Yeah, I didnt either, but here's what Wikipedia says: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walloons
Tachophobia- Fear of speed.
I CANT DRIVE 55!!!
Sophophobia- Fear of learning.
I'm beginning to think they're making these up as an excuse for why kids are just dumb
Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat.
Part of me wants to look this up (I've gotta be missing something here), but I'm content to wonder about this kind of thing. This is the great mole rat. Not just any, the one. What has this king of rodents done to have a phobia named after him?
Part of me wants to look this up (I've gotta be missing something here), but I'm content to wonder about this kind of thing. This is the great mole rat. Not just any, the one. What has this king of rodents done to have a phobia named after him?