Meaning of coulrophobia | Babel Free

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The fear of clowns.

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“[…] to develop⟳ coulrophobia. On the seventh, clowns from around the world […] congregate at London's Holy Trinity Church for the annual Grimaldi Memorial Service.”

“Clowns are no laughing matter⟳ to Sean "Puffy" Combs. The swaggering rap royal is widely reported to suffer⟳ from coulrophobia, an irrational fear of the red-nosed, versized-shoe-wearing, greasepainted circus buffoons.”

“⁵Unfortunately, the first time they attempted the study⟳, the clown accidentally burst⟳ one of the balloons. The noise frightened the children and they associated that fear response with the clown. All 15 children are currently in therapy for coulrophobia!”

“After you plug⟳ in your wish⟳ list and dating criteria, search⟳ results spit⟳ out matches; it’s like⟳ scanning a room of a thousand and pinpointing the ten who share⟳ your favorite author and chronic coulrophobia (fear of clowns).”

“The ironic twist⟳ is that he recently admitted to a possible onset of coulrophobia.”

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