Santaphobe
Santaphobe noun: someone who dislikes or fears Santa Claus.
Noun
Santaphobe (plural Santaphobes)
- Someone who dislikes or fears Santa Claus.
- He asked me to do a piece exploring the dark and hitherto hidden phases of the childhood of Santa Claus as revealed by the searchlight of modern child psychology; […]. What hard-line Santaphobe could resist such a lure?1967, Ogden Nash, “Foreword”, in Santa Go Home: A Case History for Parents, Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, unnumbered page
- During my bachelor years it was my habit to spend Christmas firmly shut away with a fellow Santaphobe, dedicating the day itself to work and study, with a quiet meal of roast pork and claret at the end of it.2008 February, Roger Scruton, “Santaphobia”, in The American Spectator, volume 41, number 1, →ISSN, page 50
Forms of Santaphobe
| plural | Santaphobes |
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Origin of Santaphobe
From Santa + -phobe.
Questions about Santaphobe
- What does Santaphobe mean?
- Santaphobe means someone who dislikes or fears Santa Claus.
- What part of speech is Santaphobe?
- Santaphobe is a noun.
- What is the plural of Santaphobe?
- The plural of Santaphobe is Santaphobes.
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