"clearing season" is the second half of the season (cuffing season), after cuff season has ended, you experience a strong desire for simple human contact. "when those single people who — whether by circumstance or choice — did not successfully cuff before the end of the year begin to twitch" according to Vice, thanks to Hannah Ewens and Emma Garland of Vice, the feeling finally has a name.

Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.