Wacky Words and Freaky Phobias – April
April 27, 2022
- Agastopia – Admiration of a particular part of someone’s body.
- Ombrophobia – Fear of rain.
- Halfpace – A raised floor or dais or a platform or footpace at the top of steps .
- Phonophobia – Fear of sound.
- Impignorate – A pledge, pawn, or mortgage.
- Numerophobia – Fear of numbers.
- Jentacular – Pertaining to breakfast.
- Consecotaleophobia – Fear of chopsticks.
- Nudiustertian – Not comparable, rare, obsolete, modern uses probably humorous; Of or relating to the day before yesterday; very recent.
- Myrmecophobia – Fear of ants.
- Quire – Four sheets of paper or parchment folded to form eight leaves, as in medieval manuscripts.
- Aerophobia – Fear of fresh air.
- Yarborough – A hand with no card above a nine.
- Alektorophobia – Fear of chickens or hens.
- Tittynope – A small quantity of anything left over.
Citations:
https://www.prevention.com/health/mental-health/g20158616/weird-phobias/?slide=2
https://culturesconnection.com/unusual-words-in-english/
https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/language-lab/many-words-english-language/