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Poképhobia

A condition not yet recognized by the American Psychiatric Association and not currently identified in the DSM-5. Wherein a sufferer develops symptoms of paranoid agoraphobia and addiction from identifying and having to fight invisible monsters that can only be found on their cell phone and require immediate catching.
I have not seen Michael in a week, I think he is suffering from Poképhobia and is too afraid to come outside of his apartment.
Poképhobia by Kermit-K July 13, 2016
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Cookiephobia 

Person 1: Chocolate chip cookies are gross!
Person 2: Bro! That's Cookiephobia! I can't believe you would say something like that...
Cookiephobia by asseater57 May 27, 2018

Pokephobia

Po•ke•pho•bia /pōkēˈfōbēə/ noun

An abnormal fear of being exposed to family, friends and colleagues who have crossed into zombie-esque purgatory territories after trying what scientists are now describing as mobile crack, or its accepted vernacular.- Pokemon Go.
Day 42.- The idea Of going outside now seems far fetched.- these creatures have now taken over, insane streets flooded with zombie-like lcd lit faces that got lost For the ultimate rush. Pokephobia has taken over.
Pokephobia by felchaib July 16, 2016

church hurt 

church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.
Word of the Day on May 27, 2026
Huge. Surpassing normal expectations.
I was fishing with a Spinner Bait and a HONKIN pike came after it and hit it . Felt like a lawnmower running over a brick.
honkin by R. LaJoy December 26, 2005
Word of the Day on May 26, 2026

Stealthie 

when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.

This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.
FRIEND A: "Did you just take a stealthie of me?"

FRIEND B (turning phone around): "no I was just using snapchat's new filter, see?"
Stealthie by gwenhyfar October 2, 2016
Word of the Day on May 25, 2026