This one time at the theaters we went to go see Free Willy and later this little kid was having cetaphobia everytime Free Willy shows up on the screen.

Cetaphobia by Lucas_JWF February 4, 2009

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Cetaphobia • cataphobia • Ceraphobia • cretaphobia • conaphobia • Cataphobic • Cenophobia • chatphobia • Aetaphobia • cacaphobia

Cetaphobia

Irrational fear of whales.

That girl Zula has a serious case of Cetaphobia; she can't even watch Free Willy without having a heart attack.

Cetaphobia by Dan Fan e* August 19, 2014

curaphobia

A fear of having to engage in the performance or management of business or personal operations involving paperwork.

I haven't invoiced any of my customers for the last 6 months because of my acute curaphobia.

curaphobia by Lorien Gamaroff November 26, 2009

DetAphobia

The irrational fear of determinants(the determinant is a scalar value that can be computed from the elements of a square matrix:det A)

DetAphobia
Do you know how to calculate determinants?
I am afraid of that determinant.

DetAphobia by StatieSpatiala May 4, 2020

cataphobia

noun. the fear of dying and leaving words unsaid

She has cataphobia, so she wants to say many words before she dies.

cataphobia by lilyac November 10, 2013

conaphobia

Fear of traffic cones. Its primary symptom is a tendency to drive more slowly than necessary where such cones are used on a roadway.

No lanes were actually blocked by the utility work, but traffic was still slow due to a few drivers' conaphobia.

conaphobia by Aaron of Minneapolis July 10, 2010

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

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Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

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