English Explanatory Dictionary

aibohphobia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An irrational fear of palindromes.

Pronunciation

ībōfō'bēə /aɪ.bəʊˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aibohphobia.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-aibohphobia.wav

Word forms

aibohphobia

Etymology

Deliberately constructed to be a palindrome, combining the suffix -phobia with its reversed spelling. First appeared as a response to National Challenge #36, in a newspaper column written by J Baxter Newgate. The challenge was to invent a phobia. The column did not identify the entrant. (Source: Orlando Sentinel, Oct 22, 1977)

Antonyms

ailihphilia
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