rodentophobia

Noun

rodentophobia (uncountable)

1. (rare) The fear of rodents.
   • I was a janitorial understudy in a big church office building, when one of the old hand secretaries from the fourth floor showed up on the first floor with nervous perspiration and tales of mice in her desk. By the time I got back to her office with her, rodentophobia had filled the rooms of her...1977 March 20, J. D. Smith, “[The Lefthanded Bear—more Animal Stories] Mouse Stash One”, in The CoEvolution Quarterly, number 13, San Francisco, Calif.: POINT, page 110, column 2
   • JUST IMAGINE HOW YOU WOULD FEEL IF two days after spending $400 on a brand new snow tent a hungry bush rat literally gnawed its way through your investment late on a stormy night at the base of Mt Jagungal, leaving a hole big enough to shove your fist through. (If you suffer from rodentophobia...1988 January–March, Peter Sesterka, “Wild Ski Touring: Rats!”, in Wild: Australia’s Wilderness Adventure Magazine, volume 8, number 1 / 27, page 46, column 1
2. (humorous, rare) The avoidance of using a computer mouse.
   • All mouse and menu activities have equivalent commands in the command window; very important if you suffer from rodentophobia, or have arrived at the amiga from an IBM clown environment.1988 April, Willie C. de Lyte, “Coming out of the Closet”, in Amiga Workbench, number 23, Boronia, Vic.: Amiga Users Group Inc, Australia Post – Publication No. VBG7930, page 7, column 2
   • Rodentophobia? Here’s How to Do It with the Keyboard1993, Charlie Russel, “The DOS Shell (Or, Why Didn’t You Say This in the First Place?)”, in Murphy’s Laws of DOS: Getting the Best of Your Computer Before It Gets the Best of You, Alameda, Calif....