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词汇 pogonophobia
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Definition of pogonophobia in English:

pogonophobia

noun pɒɡənəˈfəʊbɪəˌpōɡənəˈfōbēə
mass nounhumorous
  • Extreme dislike of beards.

    my pogonophobia possibly stems from my inability to grow one
    Example sentencesExamples
    • While I wouldn't go so far as to say I suffer from pogonophobia, I am not really down with the things.
    • Pogonophobia is breaking out in grounds across the land.
    • He's struck a blow against pogonophobia, and claimed beards back for the squares.
    • Paxman said yesterday that he was undecided whether to persist with his new appearance but, in typically acerbic fashion, accused his employers of pogonophobia - a fear of beards.
    • Being rather a hairy chap, I'm glad that neither myself nor my loved ones suffer from pogonophobia.
    • Prejudice against beards (pogonophobia) is a relic of an age when beards seemed shifty.
    • He develops a crazed pogonophobia.

Derivatives

  • pogonophobic

  • adjectivepɒɡənəˈfəʊbɪkˌpoʊɡənəˈfoʊbɪk
    humorous
    • Having an extreme dislike of beards.

      I am outing myself as being pogonophobic
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is a superb footnote to this article about how cats are pogonophobic, which raises more questions than it answers.
      • These are the beards of pogonophobic stereotype that allegedly have bits of food in them and perhaps the occasional bird's nest.
      • "Beard awareness seminars", and new "guidelines about the use of pogonophobic language" were also needed, it added.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek pōgōn 'beard' + -phobia.

Definition of pogonophobia in US English:

pogonophobia

nounˌpōɡənəˈfōbēə
humorous
  • Extreme dislike of beards.

    my pogonophobia possibly stems from my inability to grow one
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He's struck a blow against pogonophobia, and claimed beards back for the squares.
    • Pogonophobia is breaking out in grounds across the land.
    • While I wouldn't go so far as to say I suffer from pogonophobia, I am not really down with the things.
    • Prejudice against beards (pogonophobia) is a relic of an age when beards seemed shifty.
    • He develops a crazed pogonophobia.
    • Paxman said yesterday that he was undecided whether to persist with his new appearance but, in typically acerbic fashion, accused his employers of pogonophobia - a fear of beards.
    • Being rather a hairy chap, I'm glad that neither myself nor my loved ones suffer from pogonophobia.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek pōgōn ‘beard’ + -phobia.

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