Okay, so i heard of this awesome phobia today which means that you have an irrational fear of Friday the 13th. It used to be called "friggatriskaidekaphobia" but some doctor renamed named it "paraskevidekatriaphobia" because apparently saying that cures the fear (Yeah right). A fear of the number 13 is "triskaidekaphobia". They are really fun to say. Here's a list of other cool ones (all of which aree completely real!!)-
*By the way, click on "Hear this post" and you can hear a voice say all of them"
Name-----------------------------------Meaning
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Pentheraphobia-------------------------Fear of your mother-in-law
Bogyphobia-----------------------------Fear of the Boogeymen
Logophobics----------------------------Fear of words
Arachibutyrophobia---------------------Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth therefore being afraid of peanut butter
Cnidophobia(Linonophobia)--------------Fear of string
Dextrophobia---------------------------Fear of objects at the right side of the body
Helmintophobia-------------------------Fear of being infested with worms
Levophobia-----------------------------Fear of objects at the left side of the body
Nomatophobia---------------------------Fear of names
Octophobia-----------------------------Fear of the number 8
Ophthalmophobia------------------------Fear of opening one's eyes
Panophobia-----------------------------Fear of EVERYTHING!!
Peladophobia---------------------------Fear of bald people
Phronemophobia-------------------------Fear of thinking
Aerophobia-----------------------------Fear of SWALLOWING AIR!!
Cacophobia-----------------------------Fear of ugliness
Consecotaleophobia---------------------Fear of chopsticks (or Fear of being tickled by feathers
And the best one of them all-
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia---Fear of long words
*The next one is fake but pretty funny-
Luposlipaphobia------------------------The fear of being pursued by timber wolves around a kitchen table while wearing socks on a newly-waxed floor
** LONGEST CHEMICAL TERM EVER (1185 letters!!!)
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Awesome Phobia Names (Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words)
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