Mar. 21, 2008 - Are You Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobic?
Just for fun, I like words. I've always been like that. From the moment I can remember reading I loved to sit with a dictionary or encyclopedia and browse to my heart's content. I am the kind that read the back of cereal boxes, every single introduction page of books, right along with the Library of Congress information, and anything I can get my hands on.
While enjoying a wonderful list of phobias, I came up with a few that my son and I thought were funny...and true for some people!
Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns
Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school
Geniophobia- Fear of chins
Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking
Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8
Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th
Tonitrophobia- Fear of thunder
Pteronophobia- Fear of being tickled by feathers
Genuphobia - Fear of knees
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words
My son says he has this one: Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables
And the worst fear of all....Phobophobia - Fear of phobias!
To find your phobia, check out www.phobialist.com.
I like lists and data and surveys and useless information too. Next time maybe I'll post something else I enjoy reading about.
Happy Easter, everyone!
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