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- noun The
fear that time isrunning out to act, specifically in regards to a border closing.
Etymologies
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German Torschlußpanik (gate-shut panic), The German meaning is more general.
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I quote from this listverse article.
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Translated literally, this word means “gate-closing panic,” but its contextual meaning refers to “the fear of diminishing opportunities as one ages.” This partly explains why so many older people wish to ‘recapture their youth’ – in order to try re-establish their, perhaps, passed opportunities.
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June 17, 2011