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Santaphobia
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English
Etymology
From en Santa phobia.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Santaphobia.wav US
Noun
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en humorous The fear of Santa Claus or Christmas.
en Anne Stockwell; Alan Frutkin More stuff for your stockings The Advocate 9 December 1997 http://books.google.com/books?id=j2MEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66&dq=%22santaphobia%22 66 You've done it again. It's practically Christmas Eve, and you haven't bought a single present. What's with you? Santaphobia?
1999, "Christmas scares the HELL out of millions of Americans", Weekly World News (satire), 21 December 1999, page 30:
"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.
en 23 December 2002 © Mike Trio Visits Santa https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.fan.mark-brian/EPwE1y8SDno/Sj-6bnERla4J alt.fan.mark-brian Even with 3 poses, it's not always easy to get a "natural" look. This one is the best we could manage. When we say "smile" to the kids they really exaggerate it. You can see that Delanie still hadn't gotten over her Santaphobia.
Related terms
en Santaphobe
en Christmas Phobias
en eponyms