gk pyro -fire; virgo -virgin; phobia (from phobos) -fear
n: A phobia. An irrational fear based on the belief that one's dancing resembles that which is seen in old movies right before a tied-up virgin is sacrificed. Specifically in rituals involving fire.
The usage can be extended to other types of virgin sacrifice involving strange, wild dancing.
n: A phobia. An irrational fear based on the belief that one's dancing resembles that which is seen in old movies right before a tied-up virgin is sacrificed. Specifically in rituals involving fire.
The usage can be extended to other types of virgin sacrifice involving strange, wild dancing.
Oh, no, sorry! I'd love to, but I have pyrovirgophobia. I can't dance to anything because I'm afraid it will get mistaken as the cue for a virgin to get tossed into a volcano. Then his or her death would be on my hands. Really, sorry... it's not you...
by EmperorBiggles May 22, 2014