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A term used to describe a fear of a potential or actual encounter with a gypsy, or someone who will offer to sell them gypsy treasures (e.g. Pegs).
James: "Some gypsy in a caravan is outside asking people to buy some pegs, or they'll curse them! I bought ten, just to be safe."
Matt: "...but I don't want any pegs! I'd go sort them out and kick them and the horse they rode in on outta town.... but I fear gypsies and their magic powers. I suffer from Gyppophobia!"
Matt: "...but I don't want any pegs! I'd go sort them out and kick them and the horse they rode in on outta town.... but I fear gypsies and their magic powers. I suffer from Gyppophobia!"
by oh_herro! August 05, 2009
Jul 15 Word of the Day
The safeguarding of Earth and other worlds from biological cross-contamination (i.e. billionaires with too much time on their hands).
Also known as “planetary protection.” Planetary protection / quarantine “reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.”
There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.
Also known as “planetary protection.” Planetary protection / quarantine “reflects both the unknown nature of the space environment and the desire of the scientific community to preserve the pristine nature of celestial bodies until they can be studied in detail.”
There are two types of interplanetary contamination. Forward contamination is the transfer of viable organisms from Earth to another celestial body. Back contamination is the transfer of extraterrestrial organisms, if such exist, back to the Earth's biosphere.
Billionaires are having a dick swinging space race while the earth experiences record breaking heatwaves that cause sea creatures to literally cook inside their shells. We need planetary quarantine.
by monkeylabor July 14, 2021