A friendly nickname used as a way of greeting for both males and females, usually towards ones close friends. Used most commonly in Southern states as it was originally intended to make fun of the creative names people from Southern states come up with to name their children.

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.