Iraqnophobia

slang A fear of Iraq or anxiety about circumstances involving Iraq. A pun on the term "arachnophobia," the fear of spiders. Iraqnophobia reached its peak in the early 2000s.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Iraqnophobia

n. fear of or distress about Iraq. (A play on arachnophobia, the fear of spiders.) A nation, suffering from Iraqnophobia, watched the debates with interest.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

be in fear of (one's) life
be/go in fear of your life
fear
go in fear of (one's) life
in fear and trembling
tremble
for fear of
for fear of (something)
for fear of something/of doing something
in fear and trembling of (someone or something)

References in periodicals archive

The American Dialect Society declares "weapons of mass destruction" 2002's phrase of the year; "Iraqnophobia" wins most creative word.

The lost decade

Iraqnophobia: Framing Our Enemy through Political Cartoons.

Communication

They have agreed to take part in a satirical show about the Iraq war called Iraqnophobia in Dublin's Project Theatre at 2pm.

Stars line up to help the Iraqis

词组	Iraqnophobia
释义	Iraqnophobia Iraqnophobia slang A fear of Iraq or anxiety about circumstances involving Iraq. A pun on the term "arachnophobia," the fear of spiders. Iraqnophobia reached its peak in the early 2000s. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Iraqnophobia n. fear of or distress about Iraq. (A play on arachnophobia, the fear of spiders.) A nation, suffering from Iraqnophobia, watched the debates with interest. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: be in fear of (one's) life be/go in fear of your life fear go in fear of (one's) life in fear and trembling tremble for fear of for fear of (something) for fear of something/of doing something in fear and trembling of (someone or something) References in periodicals archive The American Dialect Society declares "weapons of mass destruction" 2002's phrase of the year; "Iraqnophobia" wins most creative word. The lost decade Iraqnophobia: Framing Our Enemy through Political Cartoons. Communication They have agreed to take part in a satirical show about the Iraq war called Iraqnophobia in Dublin's Project Theatre at 2pm. Stars line up to help the Iraqis
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