Definitions by Monkey's Dad

suisociophobia

A society's fear of itself.

'Love Thy Neighbor' seemed an outdated notion, a souvenir of a vanished world, everyone now sheltering indoors, regarding their neighbors as a threat, overtaken by suisociophobia.

suisociophobia by Monkey's Dad March 22, 2020

Prozacco 

Prozac with bubbles. Sparkling white wine with miraculous antidepressant properties.

She turned off the news, opened a bottle of Prozacco and felt her spirits effervesce.

Prozacco by Monkey's Dad March 22, 2020

travel porn 

Fantasy freedom in lockdown, looking at mapquest in a state of near-erotic passion.

Distance and driving time, alternate routes, gas consumption, it was travel porn, as forbidden as his previous kinks had been, not long ago.

travel porn by Monkey's Dad March 22, 2020

XYZnophobia

Fear of a broad array of foreigners.

Today he was blaming the Chinese for the 'foreign virus', yesterday, the Mexicans for allowing the Central Americans to get anywhere near our border, and whom he might fear tomorrow was anyone's guess. The president actually seemed proud of his XYZnophobia, blind to the leveling properties of the pandemic, and the lesson it offered, that we are all made of the same stuff.

XYZnophobia by Monkey's Dad March 22, 2020

theatricoretical 

An old-fashioned idea that a newly-released film would play in 'theaters' - places where people once congregated to experience laughter, joy, tears and fear together.

The movie's production budget had been huge, its theatrical release now only theatricoretical. It would be seen in the privacy and safety of people's homes, earning pennies on the dollar.

theatricoretical by Monkey's Dad March 22, 2020

congrenegation

Forbidden gathering of ten or more people.

Laws of congrenegation went into effect, in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.

congrenegation by Monkey's Dad March 22, 2020

damnbivalent

Appearing to not care about something, when in fact you do. Greatly.

Seeing him walking out of the theater holding hands with another woman?! Three days! after he had broken up with her?! Telling her he wasn't ready for a relationship??!! She smiled at him and said a quiet hello, cursing him ferociously under her breath, hoping he could not see how damnbivalent she was.

damnbivalent by Monkey's Dad March 21, 2020