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bozophobia

bozophobia noun: the fear of clowns.

Noun

bozophobia (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, informal) The fear of clowns.
    • Do not go to the Ringling Museum of the Circus if you suffer from bozophobia.1978, Jane Stern, Michael Stern, Amazing America: A Guide to Over 600 Sights, Random House, →ISBN, page 156
    • I hate clowns, clowns suck, clowns are big, mean scary people, who deserve to get the crap beat out of them like no one else deserves to. (Except maybe mimes) Bozophobia aside, I really like this: it's fast, it's well played, […]1995, Maximum Rocknroll, Issue 148, unknown page

Synonyms of bozophobia

Origin of bozophobia

Bozo (a famous American clown character) + -phobia

Questions about bozophobia

What does bozophobia mean?
Bozophobia means the fear of clowns.
What part of speech is bozophobia?
Bozophobia is a noun.

Words near bozophobia in the dictionary

  1. bozoids
  2. bozon
  3. bozone
  4. bozone layer
  5. bozons
  6. bozophobia
  7. bozos
  8. bozosity
  9. bozosphere
  10. bozotic
  11. Bozouls

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