aibohphobia
the irrational fear of palindromes (words that read the same forwards and backwards).
dude 1: hey, what’s your name?
dude 2: bob.
dude 1: aaaaaaaaaah! -runs and hides behind sofa-
bob: wow.
dude 1: aaaaaaaaaah! -runs away and falls down stairs-
the term used for the fear of palendromes. sadly, the word aibohphobia is, in itself, a palendrome.
person 1: i think you have aibohphobia
person 2: ahhh
n. fear or phobia of palindromes. etymology: palindromic form of “phobia” – “palindrome” itself from greek παλινδρώμοσ meaning “back-running”, ie. “a running back or recurrence”. in greek -φοβία (from φόβοσ meaning “fear”) the emphasis is on the “i”; in english usage on the “o”. pr-nunciation in ipa: {aibofob’i:a} (international) or {aibo(ü)f’oübia} (english).
scene: café
date: 1 february 2010
context: we enter in the middle of a conversation between two people who do not know each other very well
eve: (hesitantly) i should mention – i am aibhophobic.
otis: aibohphobia!? with a name like that?! are you on the level, madam?!?
eve: -coughs- -eyes bulge-
otis: (mischievously) kinda reminds of the time some guy kissed me off with “sit on a potato pan, otis!”.
eve: -scratches head uncontrollably-
otis: (rubbing chin thoughtfully) still, that wasn’t nearly as bad as when delia failed to borrow or rob the evil olive.
eve: -now very agitated, punches otis accidentally-
otis: wtf?! dammit i’m mad!!!
eve: i’m sorry, this date really isn’t working out for me -leaves-
otis: (to self) somehow i just knew we shoulda rescheduled.
the fear of palindromes.
once you realize what this is, you may possibly bring to life a real fear for palindromes because they….are.. everywhere.. . aibohphobia
the fear of palindromes.
1. do you have aibohphobia?
2. not so, boston!
(pr-nounced: “eye-bow-phobia”)
“an extreme, reactionary, & debilitating fear of palindromes”
phil: “look: i know you just met mary, so let me clue you in on something that may not occur to you until it’s too late and you’ve already stepped in it: mary has aibohphobia, so try to avoid using palindromes in your sentences, ok?
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