Bananaphobia
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Fear, hate, or dislike of bananas. uncountable
"[…]in bed by 6:45 each evening and were even forbidden to eat certain foods, such as bananas, until they were twelve. This had the predictable result of inducing a certain amount of bananaphobia as the twelfth birthday approached."
Example
More examples"[…]in bed by 6:45 each evening and were even forbidden to eat certain foods, such as bananas, until they were twelve. This had the predictable result of inducing a certain amount of bananaphobia as the twelfth birthday approached."
Etymology
From banana + -phobia.
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