(n) A condition resulting in severe fear of leaving urban environments and entering rural environments. It usually does not apply to suburban areas as the subject will often still maintain a connection to their city atmosphere, with its concrete and drugs and guns and lack of greenery while they are in the suburbs. However, it will onset immediately in a sufferer as soon as they enter a rural area. It is characterized by fear of water, fear of trees, fear of peacefulness, fear of flowers, fear of country music, fear of cows.
Hey, look at the city boy, he pee'd in his pants a little bit when we exited Penfield and drove into Walworth. He noticed he couldn't see the city skyline anymore and suffered a nervous breakdown. He must have ruraphobia!
by YankeeWhite May 24, 2010