What do you think about the word "nomophobia"?

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11 Oct 2018, 7:47 pm

"Nomophobia" is a recently created word that means fear of not having access to a working cell phone.

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11 Oct 2018, 7:49 pm

Too close to homophobia.

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11 Oct 2018, 7:52 pm

Sounds like a old word meaning "fear of law(s)."

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11 Oct 2018, 7:52 pm

Actually, the prefix "Nomo-" is most likely derived from the Greek word "Nomos", meaning "Custom" or "Law".

Thus, "Nomophobia" means "Fear of [the] Law".

Whoever came up with that "no access to a cell phone" nonsense obviously knows nothing about etymology in general or the Greek language in particular.

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11 Oct 2018, 7:57 pm

"No mobile phobia" = "nomophobia". This is where it comes from.

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11 Oct 2018, 8:02 pm

Space50 wrote:

"No mobile phobia" = "nomophobia". This is where it comes from.

Oh, brother...

By someone who was educated in a public school system, no doubt.

May as well be defined as "Fear of Poverty" (No Money + Phobia).

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11 Oct 2018, 8:07 pm

"Fear of Facial Hair" (No Moustache + Phobia).

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11 Oct 2018, 8:12 pm

Generic fear of running out of things, as in, "What will happen when we ain't got no mo?"

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11 Oct 2018, 8:13 pm

Fear of the absence of simian creatures.

No Monkeys + Phobia

Fear of poorly-alloyed steel.

No Molybdenum + Phobia

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11 Oct 2018, 8:14 pm

^^ pipe down you nomophobic

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11 Oct 2018, 8:33 pm

Fear of the grass not being mowed.

No Mow + Phobia

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11 Oct 2018, 8:38 pm

"Fear of Having No Carrots" (No Morons + Phobia). <welsh joke

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11 Oct 2018, 8:42 pm

Fear of being silently stared at by a herd of cows. No + moo + phobia.

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11 Oct 2018, 8:44 pm

Space50 wrote:

"No mobile phobia" = "nomophobia". This is where it comes from.

Smells like Urbdic to me.

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11 Oct 2018, 9:22 pm

Regardless of the meaning, I think it's just a fun word to say. Nomophobia, nomophobia, nomophobia

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11 Oct 2018, 9:31 pm

"Fear of Enjoying Your Food" Nomnomphobia

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