Santaphobe

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who dislikes or fears Santa Claus.

    "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?"

Example

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"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?"

Etymology

From Santa + -phobe.

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