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pogonophobia /pɒɡənəˈfəʊbɪə /noun [mass noun] chiefly humorousExtreme dislike of beards: my pogonophobia possibly stems from my inability to grow one...- He's struck a blow against pogonophobia, and claimed beards back for the squares.
- Paxman said yesterday that he was undecided whether to persist with his new appearance but, in typically acerbic fashion, accused his employers of pogonophobia - a fear of beards.
- Pogonophobia is breaking out in grounds across the land.
Derivativespogonophobic adjective ...- There is a superb footnote to this article about how cats are pogonophobic, which raises more questions than it answers.
- "Beard awareness seminars", and new "guidelines about the use of pogonophobic language" were also needed, it added.
- These are the beards of pogonophobic stereotype that allegedly have bits of food in them and perhaps the occasional bird's nest.
OriginMid 19th century: from Greek pōgōn 'beard' + -phobia. |