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Finkelhor

Finkelhor proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Finkelhor

  1. A surname.
    • I suspect that this case and the attention it has garnered is another example of juvenoia. Juvenoia, a term usually credited to sociologist David Finkelhor, refers to the fear of juveniles by older adults. Juvenoia is manifest in a multitude of ways, including the belief that today’s youth are...2014 March 12, Chris Ferguson, “What’s Really Wrong With Young People Today: Juvenoia”, in TIME, archived from the original on 20 May 2025

Questions about Finkelhor

What does Finkelhor mean?
Finkelhor means a surname.
What part of speech is Finkelhor?
Finkelhor is a proper noun.

Words near Finkelhor in the dictionary

  1. Finkbeiners
  2. Finke
  3. finked
  4. finked out
  5. Finkel
  6. Finkelhor
  7. Finkels
  8. Finkelstein
  9. Finkelstein reaction
  10. Finkelsteins
  11. Finkes

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