Bananaphobia

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"[…]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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