Fear of elevators. Caused due to the risk of plummeting, amputation, getting trapped or other risks associated with riding elevators.
From the Greek words anelkystíras (lift, elevator) and phobos (fear, dread).
From the Greek words anelkystíras (lift, elevator) and phobos (fear, dread).
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1: (noun): A person who instinctively accepts anecdotal evidence as representative of broader truth, often due to emotional resonance, cognitive bias, or distrust of abstract data.
“He’s an anecdope—if one person had a bad reaction to the vaccine, that’s all the proof he needs.”
2: (noun): A person who habitually substitutes personal stories or isolated incidents for empirical evidence, often in debates or decision-making.
“Don’t bother citing studies—he’s an anecdope. His uncle’s experience trumps peer-reviewed data every time.”
3: (noun):
A personal story or recollection shared with the intent to impress, but which unintentionally reveals ignorance, bias, or self-delusion.
“He launched into an anecdope about his startup days that somehow made everyone less inclined to invest.”
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1: (noun): A person who instinctively accepts anecdotal evidence as representative of broader truth, often due to emotional resonance, cognitive bias, or distrust of abstract data.
“He’s an anecdope—if one person had a bad reaction to the vaccine, that’s all the proof he needs.”
2: (noun): A person who habitually substitutes personal stories or isolated incidents for empirical evidence, often in debates or decision-making.
“Don’t bother citing studies—he’s an anecdope. His uncle’s experience trumps peer-reviewed data every time.”
3: (noun):
A personal story or recollection shared with the intent to impress, but which unintentionally reveals ignorance, bias, or self-delusion.
“He launched into an anecdope about his startup days that somehow made everyone less inclined to invest.”
"All these anecdopes fell for the fake 'controversy' that 'the left was outraged over a 'Murkin Eagle add with a white woman'. They thought a handful of criticisms represented *everyone* on the 'left'."
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Get the Noah Anacker mug.Assorted "A-to-Z" bu**s**t tales supposedly relating past events, such as:
banecdotes: When you got shown da door fer misbehavin'
branecdotes: What da Scarecrow's thinking-organ was composed of
canecdotes: How da clutter of empty food-containers came to exist
clanecdotes: Where yer group of weird-a** "loyal followers" came from
fanecdotes: Same as above, only said dedicated admirers are now also swishing themselves wif pleated-paper breeze-makers :P
Franecdotes: How Miss Fine shocked and/or amused Max's family during her period as a nanny and/or Max's wife
glanecdotes: What one or more luscious-lipped chicks have done wif dat juicy head on yer you-know-what
granecdotes: Assorted goings-on during visits to "Big Ma's house"
klanecdotes: "The Five Orange Pips" and similar stories
LANecdotes: Da occasional service-blackouts and other assorted crap dat you endure regarding yer internet service
manecdotes: Assorted "cool dude" happenings
manicdotes: Various "totally hyper" goings-on
banecdotes: When you got shown da door fer misbehavin'
branecdotes: What da Scarecrow's thinking-organ was composed of
canecdotes: How da clutter of empty food-containers came to exist
clanecdotes: Where yer group of weird-a** "loyal followers" came from
fanecdotes: Same as above, only said dedicated admirers are now also swishing themselves wif pleated-paper breeze-makers :P
Franecdotes: How Miss Fine shocked and/or amused Max's family during her period as a nanny and/or Max's wife
glanecdotes: What one or more luscious-lipped chicks have done wif dat juicy head on yer you-know-what
granecdotes: Assorted goings-on during visits to "Big Ma's house"
klanecdotes: "The Five Orange Pips" and similar stories
LANecdotes: Da occasional service-blackouts and other assorted crap dat you endure regarding yer internet service
manecdotes: Assorted "cool dude" happenings
manicdotes: Various "totally hyper" goings-on
Additional examples of alphabetical anecdotes include:
nanecdotes: Same as da actress-Drescher-related definition above
panecdotes: Da assorted tough-sailor-clunking shenanigans dat Laurel and Hardy performed outside da saloon in "Live Ghost"
panicdotes: Da assorted terrified emotions dat said comic duo suffered when said swarthy brutes discovered dat they had been shanghaied
planecdotes: Various "here's what we're gonna do today" tales
ranecdotes: What happened during either Boston Marathons or horse-races
scanecdotes: Yer antivirus-software adventures
spanecdotes: Various gap-bridging events
Stanecdotes: Laurel's adventure-tales dat he later tells to Hardy
swanecdotes: Related In Louie Da Trumpeter's book
tanecdotes: Adventures in da sun
tranecdotes: What ya read about in an LGBTQ newsletter
vanicdotes: Hippie-movement adventures while tootling around da country in an old VW bus
wanicdotes: "Back when I was a scrawny weakling" stories dat a hard-muscled health-guru relates to his audience
nanecdotes: Same as da actress-Drescher-related definition above
panecdotes: Da assorted tough-sailor-clunking shenanigans dat Laurel and Hardy performed outside da saloon in "Live Ghost"
panicdotes: Da assorted terrified emotions dat said comic duo suffered when said swarthy brutes discovered dat they had been shanghaied
planecdotes: Various "here's what we're gonna do today" tales
ranecdotes: What happened during either Boston Marathons or horse-races
scanecdotes: Yer antivirus-software adventures
spanecdotes: Various gap-bridging events
Stanecdotes: Laurel's adventure-tales dat he later tells to Hardy
swanecdotes: Related In Louie Da Trumpeter's book
tanecdotes: Adventures in da sun
tranecdotes: What ya read about in an LGBTQ newsletter
vanicdotes: Hippie-movement adventures while tootling around da country in an old VW bus
wanicdotes: "Back when I was a scrawny weakling" stories dat a hard-muscled health-guru relates to his audience
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