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agoraphobia 

an anxiety disorder, when someone suffers from panic attacks to the point that they avoid so many situations they often become housbound. Not a fear of open spaces, in fact, when the word is broken down to original meanings, it means 'fear of the market place' in latin, which is a much more accurate description.
He wouldn't even go to the letter box because of his agoraphobia.
agoraphobia by karma-kaze July 3, 2006

Grand Theft Agoraphobia

When your agoraphobia is so severe that you can navigate your way around easier in GTA than the city you live in irl.
Mark: "Hey, I'm catching a flight on saturday, do you think you could take me to the airport?"

Carl: "Sorry man, I've never been that far from home. I could've taken you if we were living in Las Venturas."

Mark: "That's a game..."

Carl: "Yeah.... but my Grand Theft Agoraphobia you know..."

fagophobia 

A fear of large bundles of or a collected gathering of sticks.
John can't go to the lumbermill, he has fagophobia.
fagophobia by Pls_Buff_Wraith September 8, 2018

Agoraphobia 

Derived from the Greek words Agora, meaning market and Phobia meaning fear. Agoraphobia is the fear of having a panic attack in a situation that would be hard, or embarassing to escape from. Usually accompanied and caused by GAD and/or Panic Disorder. Though cases without such have been documented, it's rarely reported due to less reason to seek medical treatment.
I never knew your mother had Agoraphobia, that explains why I've never seen her around.
Agoraphobia by Tofupuppet July 12, 2010

Agoraphobia 

Fear of crowds, crowding, open spaces or busy town squares. Etymology, Greek, AGORA, which back in ancient Greece was the usually busy town square.
No, I can't go to the concert, the large crowd may cause me to have a panic attack due to my Agoraphobia.
Agoraphobia by TheoneonlyRCC September 9, 2010

Fedoraphobia 

Fedoraphobia is the fear that a fedora will be placed unwillingly upon ones head.
Alex has fedoraphobia and as she slept her brother placed a Fedora upon her head. When Alex wokeup she saw the Fedora and lost the will to live.
Fedoraphobia by Tac0cat March 23, 2014
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
Word of the Day on October 29, 2026
The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
Word of the Day on October 28, 2026
A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
Word of the Day on October 27, 2026
When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
Word of the Day on October 26, 2026

Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026
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