gnomophobia

An irrational fear of Garden Gnomes

Person 1: Hey look, it's a garden gnome!
Person 2: OH MY GOD GET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME!!! AHHHHHH!!!!!!
Person 1: Well someone has a bad case of gnomophobia...

by Richard The Gnome.... Shhhh!!! February 6, 2010

Nomophobia

Fear of being away from a mobile phone

Sherwyn has a serious case of nomophobia

by ravi001 August 31, 2015

Globophobia

Fear of balloons

Jane has a fear of balloons, called Globophobia

by Mimi BB August 29, 2011

Globophobia

An intense fear of balloons. Usually Latex balloons but can be metallic.

Clown: Hi little one do you want a balloon?
The clown shows a balloon and the kid runs away.

Man: I hate balloons. I run away screaming everytime I see one.

person: Why?

Man: Oh I have Globophobia.

by UrbanBrokenDragon July 6, 2011

gnostophobia

fear of knowledge, or fear of knowing something. lack of curiosity or ability to learn anything.

their son's self-diagnosed gnostophobia was cited as the reason he frequented bars instead of the library.

by bestclioever September 12, 2009

glowmophobia

The fear of glowsticks, light shows, and any other bright object often found at raves and nightclubs. Usually contracted after many jaded years of noodle wrestling and cuddle puddle jumping.

If Euphoria doesn't stop trying to give me a light show, I'm gonna develop a serious case of glowmophobia and have to call the Glowstalkas to carry his angel-winged embracing, non-drugged ass outta this noodlefest.

by m311b November 2, 2006

Nomophobia

No-mo-pho-bia (\,nô-mə-`fô-bç-ə\) noun : an exaggerated, inexplicable, and illogical fear being without a mobile device, power source, or service area.

Origin: Dubbed by British experts who claim that state that fifty-three percent of mobile users, with forty-eight percent women and 58 percent of men questioned in their study admitted to experience feelings of anxiety when they run out of a battery or credit, lose their phone, or have no network coverage.

Urban Dictionary usage: “My phone don’t work no mo. I think I have nomophobia”

by Craig St. John March 31, 2008