The fear of losing money. You save money wherever you can and think about all the money you've lost and have yet to earn and it makes you afraid.
I thought I lost a $100 bill at the bar last night and spent the morning crying. I found it later and realized money has too much power over me. I looked up the term for it and the closest thing I found was peniaphobia.
the irrational fear that you will be unable to access a restroom because of extenuating circumstances, such as a full pew at church or a long line at a bar
Driven by her pewaphobia, Susanmade sure to use the restroom three times before church.
This affliction is suffered by 99% of people who actually know how to drive.
Someone suffering from priaphobia would rather pull behind a loaded semi truck at a stop light than a Prius with the rational being that the semi will accelerate faster when the light turns green.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.