syllabaphobia

The fear of syllables.

Guy 1: "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis"
Guy 2: "Please don't say that, you know I have syllabaphobia."

by dickey6969 May 18, 2017

syllabophobia

Noun (Alternate spelling of syllabaphobia): an apparent aversion to syllables, demonstrated by the tendency to truncate words by removing one or more syllables.

My roommate: “I’m taking my vacay next week!”

Me (in my head): Vacay for vacation, glam for glamorous, totes for total(ly)… Geez, the whole words aren’t that long. It seems like we have an epidemic of syllabophobia.

by Under da Bus July 20, 2023