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Santaphobia

Santaphobia noun: the fear of Santa Claus or Christmas.

Noun

Santaphobia (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) The fear of Santa Claus or Christmas.
    • You've done it again. It's practically Christmas Eve, and you haven't bought a single present. What's with you? Santaphobia?1997 December 9, Anne Stockwell, Alan Frutkin, “More stuff for your stockings”, in The Advocate, page 66
    • "The reason people dread Christmas — Santaphobia — is that it is a time of tradition, a time that arouses all kinds of memories," said Dr. Ponce.1999, "Christmas scares the HELL out of millions of Americans", Weekly World News (satire), 21 December 1999, page 30

Santaphobia meaning in Tamil

Santaphobia in Tamil

சாண்டா குலோசு வெருளி

Origin of Santaphobia

From Santa + -phobia.

Questions about Santaphobia

What does Santaphobia mean?
Santaphobia means the fear of Santa Claus or Christmas.
What is Santaphobia in Tamil?
Santaphobia in Tamil is சாண்டா குலோசு வெருளி. See Santaphobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Santaphobia?
Santaphobia is a noun.

Words near Santaphobia in the dictionary

  1. Santaniellos
  2. santapee
  3. santapees
  4. Santaphobe
  5. Santaphobes
  6. Santaphobia
  7. Santarcangelo
  8. Santarelli
  9. Santarellis
  10. Santarem marmoset
  11. Santarem marmosets

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