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mortuusequusphobia

mortuusequusphobia noun: an irrational fear of tomato ketchup or tomato-based sauces.

Noun

mortuusequusphobia (uncountable)

  1. (humorous, rare) An irrational fear of tomato ketchup or tomato-based sauces.
    • He literally cannot be in the same room as an open bottle of ketchup.2020 July 19, “My boyfriend has mortuusequusphobia (fear of ketchup)”, in Reddit
    • Yes, mortuusequusphobia is the fear of tomato ketchup.2022 March 15, “Ketchup phobia is real – and it's called mortuusequusphobia”, in The Tab

Forms of mortuusequusphobia

alternative formmortuus equus phobia

Origin of mortuusequusphobia

From Australian rhyming slang dead horse (meaning "tomato sauce" or "ketchup") + -phobia. The slang term dead horse is attested from the late 19th century in Australian and British slang. The pseudo-Latinism mortuus equus (literally "dead horse") was coined humorously to give the term a scientific-sounding name.

Questions about mortuusequusphobia

What does mortuusequusphobia mean?
Mortuusequusphobia means an irrational fear of tomato ketchup or tomato-based sauces.
What part of speech is mortuusequusphobia?
Mortuusequusphobia is a noun.

Words near mortuusequusphobia in the dictionary

  1. mortuary poles
  2. mortuary science
  3. mortuary sword
  4. mortuary swords
  5. mortuus equus phobia
  6. mortuusequusphobia
  7. Morty
  8. Moru
  9. Morua
  10. Moruas
  11. morubixaba

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