Wacky Words and Freaky Phobias – January

January 31, 2023
- Androphobia – Fear of men.
- Venustraphobia – Fear of beautiful women.
- Bathmophobia – Fear of stairs or steep slopes.
- Dystychiphobia – Fear of accidents.
- Nosocomephobia – Fear of hospitals.
- Leukophobia – Fear of the color white.
- Selenophobia – Fear of the moon.
- Tonitrophobia – Fear of thunder.
- Fartlek – When a runner starts sprinting.
- Hullabaloo – Commotion.
- Salopettes – High-waisted skiing pants with shoulder straps.
- Accubation – A person who eats while laying down.
- Abecedarian – Someone who is learning the alphabet.
- Finifugal – Someone who doesn’t finish anything.
- Skirl – The sound that bagpipes makes.
Cites
https://www.healthline.com/health/list-of-phobias#common-fears
https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/language/12-weirdest-words-in-english/
https://mathcracker.com/word-cloud-generator