Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

santaphobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: san-ta-phobe
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who dislikes or fears Santa Claus.

Example Sentences

"He asked me to do a piece exploring the dark and hitherto hidden phases of the childhood of Santa Claus as revealed by the searchlight of modern child psychology; […]. What hard-line Santaphobe could resist such a lure?"
"During my bachelor years it was my habit to spend Christmas firmly shut away with a fellow Santaphobe, dedicating the day itself to work and study, with a quiet meal of roast pork and claret at the end of it."
"Even if a kid accepts Santa, she or he may panic about the bearded icon in certain situations. "I would always leave out cookies and milk for him, [but] when it came to meeting him in person, I couldn't handle it," says Jane, a 25-year-old former Santaphobe."

Etymology

From Santa + -phobe.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Santa

Inflected Forms

Santaphobes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Santaphobia

Questions

What does santaphobe mean?: Someone who dislikes or fears Santa Claus.
Where does santaphobe come from?: From Santa + -phobe.

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