Noun
The fear or aversion of tentacles.
Etymology: The word has the Greek root word "πλοκάμι (plokami)" meaning "tentacle"; and the Greek suffix "φόβος (phobos)" meaning "fear", "panic" or "terror."
The fear or aversion of tentacles.
Etymology: The word has the Greek root word "πλοκάμι (plokami)" meaning "tentacle"; and the Greek suffix "φόβος (phobos)" meaning "fear", "panic" or "terror."
Person 1: "Hey, you good man?"
Person 2: *Staring at the tentacles of an octopus in an exhibit* "G-get... get me away from those!"
Person 1: "What? Dude, what is it you're so worried abo-... you have plokamiphobia, do you?"
Person 2: *Staring at the tentacles of an octopus in an exhibit* "G-get... get me away from those!"
Person 1: "What? Dude, what is it you're so worried abo-... you have plokamiphobia, do you?"
by Pseudonym2100 December 23, 2025
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