Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arachibutyrophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: arachibu-ty-ro-pho-bia
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth.

Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Odds and ends I've come across in the course of an education: That arachibutyrophobia is an unnatural fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. I have no idea how many people suffer from this."
"Her ARACHIBUTYROPHOBIA had been getting worse lately. She finally chose a jar of creamy style peanut butter, knowing it would never be opened once she got it home."
"Do you suffer from Arachibutyrophobia? Or does peanut butter just freak you out?"
"He took a bite of sandwich, chewed, and grinned at her. "Arachibutyrophobia. Look it up.""
"Look, if people can suffer from arachibutyrophobia, which is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth, then I have no doubt there's a clinical name for being afraid to leave your baby with a sitter for a half hour while you run to 7-Eleven."
"Imagine the situation had this bear suffered from arachibutyrophobia!"

Etymology

From Latin arachis (“peanut”) + butyro- (“butter”) + -phobia.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: butyro
Root: arachis
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Rhymes With

homophobia phobia xenophobia claustrophobia agoraphobia zenobia arachnophobia photophobia trypophobia hydrophobia acrophobia coulrophobia

Questions

What does arachibutyrophobia mean?: Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth.
Where does arachibutyrophobia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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