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Posted Oct 30, 2001 by Godless Infidel
Trypdodecaphobia - the irrational fear of the number 13

Arachabutyrophobia - the irrational fear of having peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth

Any others?

(please forgive my spelling in those words if I've mangled them - phonetic spelling and sesquipedalians usually don't mix very well!)

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Posted Oct 23, 2003 by Count Zero
Only the best:

Hippomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia: Literally the fear of big scary foot-and-a-half long words.


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Posted Jan 3, 2006 by Nonexistent One
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis is a good on (disease caused by the inhalation of fine silica dust usually originating from volcanic eruptions).

And I believe the correct spellings are:
Triskaidekaphobia
Arachibutyrophobia
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
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Posted Jan 3, 2006 by Count Zero
You are correct. How dare I shorten Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. cheers


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