| 1. | spheksophobia | ||
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Literally: Fear of wasps
Figuratively: Fear of WASPs (For the uninitiated, WASPs are White Anglo-Saxon Protestants -- i.e., non-Catholic non-Jewish white people. The implication is that WASPs are snobby rich folk.) Literally: "Every time a wasp flies near me, I run away."
Figuratively: "Every time a WASP comes near me, I walk away." |
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