Wacky Words and Freaky Phobias
September 19, 2021
- Submechanophobia- the fear of man-made things submerged underwater
- Tittle- the dot above “i” and “j”
- Vantablack- the world’s darkest shade of black
- Arachibutyrophobia- fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth
- Nomophobia- fear of being without your mobile phone
- Arithmophobia- fear of numbers
- Plutophobia- fear of money
- Biblioklept- someone who steals books
- Acnestis- the part of your back that you can’t scratch
- Meldrop- a small runny nose
- Octothorpe- the symbol #
- Nauseant- something that induces nausea
- Obelus- the symbol ÷
- Agelast- a person who never laughs
- Peristeronic- relating to pigeons
Cites:
https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/phobias/related/weird-phobias/
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/surprising-uncommon-words