Meaning of arachibutyrophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth.

humorous, rare, uncountable

Examples

“Odds and ends I've come across in the course of an education: That arachibutyrophobia is an unnatural fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. I have no idea how many people suffer from this.”

“Her ARACHIBUTYROPHOBIA had been getting worse lately. She finally chose a jar of creamy style peanut butter, knowing it would never be opened once she got it home.”

“Do you suffer from Arachibutyrophobia? Or does peanut butter just freak you out?”

“He took a bite of sandwich, chewed, and grinned at her. "Arachibutyrophobia. Look it up."”

“Look, if people can suffer from arachibutyrophobia, which is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth, then I have no doubt there's a clinical name for being afraid to leave your baby with a sitter for a half hour while you run to 7-Eleven.”

“Imagine the situation had this bear suffered from arachibutyrophobia!”

“Similarly, arachibutyrophobia, the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth, can probably be dealt with by not eating peanut butter, or just eating it carefully.”

“Arachibutyrophobia—fear of peanut butter being stuck to the top of your mouth. [...] Trust me when I say there is a fear of everything.”

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