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potatophobia

potatophobia noun: the fear of, or aversion to, potatoes.

Noun

potatophobia (uncountable)

  1. (informal, rare) The fear of, or aversion to, potatoes.
    • The disrepute of potatoes probably dates back to the 19th-century famines in Ireland. […] Potatophobia about calories is stranger still, as the potato is 80 per cent water and only 24 calories per oz (crisps are 159).1974, Jim Corlett, Super Natural Cookery, Vancouver: David & Charles, page 44
    • Don't let her succumb to complete carbophobia. Sugarphobia, potatophobia, pastaphobia, ricephobia and breadphobia are all OK, but make sure she eats her broccoli :-)2002 September 18, Paul Chefurka, “Atkins with Calcium?”, in sci.med.nutrition (Usenet)

Origin of potatophobia

From potato + -phobia.

Questions about potatophobia

What does potatophobia mean?
Potatophobia means the fear of, or aversion to, potatoes.
What part of speech is potatophobia?
Potatophobia is a noun.

Words near potatophobia in the dictionary

  1. potatoless
  2. potatolike
  3. potatoness
  4. potatophile
  5. potatophiles
  6. potatophobia
  7. potator
  8. potators
  9. potatory
  10. potatos
  11. Potatuck

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