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bearanoid 

To have an irrational fear of bears.
Stephen Colbert is bearanoid. Timothy Treadwell was not.
bearanoid by godsavethecheese August 4, 2007

bearanoia 

Bearanoia is a disturbed thought process characterized by excessive anxiety or fear of bears, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. Bearanoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs concerning a perceived threat of bears. In the original Greek, (bearnoia) simply means, really fuckin' scared of bears (beara = bears; nous = really fuckin' scared of) and, historically, this characterization was used to describe any delusional state concerning bears.
Stephen Colbert suffers from bearanoia. Timothy Treadwell did not.
bearanoia by ll graham August 5, 2007

Baraminology 

The study of baramins, or a lineage of earthly life which is believed in Young Earth Creationism to be created by God during the creation week, and corresponds in some functional aspects to the secular concept of "species".
Those that study and believe in Baraminology believe that Noah did not store 2 of every species on the planet , but instead he stored each and every "Kind" of animal. "Kind" being whatever the hell creationists want to mean at the moment.

bearanoid 

The overly irrational fear of bears brought on by camping in the wild for the first time. Bearanoia is most likely to occur in places such as Yosemite or Yellowstone where bear attacks have been known to occur at campsites.
Wife: Should I wash this flavored chapstick off before bed so the bears don't try to get in our tent tonight to lick my lips?

Husband: No dear, you're just being bearanoid.
bearanoid by nutzoid July 8, 2011

Bearanoia 

Bearanoia is a disturbed thought process characterized by excessive anxiety or fear of bears, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. Bearanoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs concerning a perceived threat of bears. In the original Greek, !@##&^^*%@; (bearanoia) simply means really fuckin' scared of bears (beara = bears ; nous = really fuckin' scared of) and, historically, this characterization was used to describe any delusional state concerning bears.
Stephen Colbert suffers from bearanoia. Timothy Treadwell did not.
Bearanoia by godsavethecheese August 4, 2007

bearanoid 

To have an exaggerated fear of bears.
Stephen Colbert is bearanoid. Timothy Treadwell was not.
bearanoid by godsavethecheese August 4, 2007
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funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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