a horrible disease that causes cadets of both virginia tech, texas a&m and all the service academy to break out in invisible hives which prevents them from maintaining a normal conversation with a member of the opposite sex who is not a cadet, generally making the other person feel as though the cadet is incapable of social interaction and is very awkward.

Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.