Santaphobe
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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
More examples"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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