Gymnophobe: from the Greek words "Gym" and "Gymno" meaning 'nude' or 'naked', and 'phobe' meaning 'fear'.
A gymnophobe is therefore a person who has either a fear, hatred, dislike, or intolerance towards seeing a person naked in any context.
The term is much used in the nudist and naturist culture to describe a person who is actively against their approach to life such as getting a nudist club or beach forcibly closed down.
A gymnophobe is therefore a person who has either a fear, hatred, dislike, or intolerance towards seeing a person naked in any context.
The term is much used in the nudist and naturist culture to describe a person who is actively against their approach to life such as getting a nudist club or beach forcibly closed down.
"What are you, a gymnophobe?" - a locker room incident when a person runs into a cubicle to get undressed in the presence of another person who is nude, who thus utters the phrase.
by fatpizzaman June 18, 2010
of course it means afraid of nakedness or a fear of it, use Greek roots and you get...
Gymn-naked
phobic-fear of
so there you have it, fear of nakedness
Gymn-naked
phobic-fear of
so there you have it, fear of nakedness
by The "Fake" Lauren May 6, 2004