Word of the Day

coulrophobia
: refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of clowns.

7 Responses to “Word of the Day”

1. Mr. Bingley says:

   October 31, 2005 at 10:34 am

   At first glance I thought that said coulterphobia, which I suffer from…

2. John says:

   October 31, 2005 at 11:03 am

   I don’t know about fear. What’s the word for irrational distaste? And the suspicion that they are pasty-faced child molesters?
   Can we throw in mimes as well? In the Discworld books, Lord Vetinari doesn’t censor any street theater except for mimes, whom he puts in a torture chamber with the slogan “Learn the Words” painted on the wall.

3. Nightfly says:

   October 31, 2005 at 12:53 pm

   How about coulrophoria – a persistent and irrational enjoyment of clowns? I think Bobo and his ilk should be forcibly deported to a tropical climate and forbidden to remove their grease paint.

4. tree hugging sister says:

   October 31, 2005 at 1:13 pm

   coulterphobia
   A syndrome in the same family of psychoses as ‘hydrophobia’, which is also characterised by much foaming at the mouth.

5. Cullen says:

   October 31, 2005 at 1:26 pm

   Yeah, perhaps. But at least she’s hot.

6. WunderKraut says:

   October 31, 2005 at 1:38 pm

   My God, I finally have a way to describe my feelings towards clowns. The freaks!

7. tree hugging sister says:

   October 31, 2005 at 2:09 pm

   In a manic, Susan Estrich kind of way.