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  • noun Plural form of phobic.

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Examples

  • This should be an eye-opener for the Palin-phobics as she has been savaged by Dems and the media like no one before and yet remains within striking distance of Obama.

    Palin's second picnic draws supporters, few dissenters 2009

  • High-score phobics rhapsodized about the bloody-nose days of Dick Butkus and Ray Nitschke.

    No Offense to Great Defense Jason Gay 2012

  • When I work with “fat phobics,” I tell them that adding a tablespoon of peanut butter or a slice of avocado to their diet may actually help them lose weight.

    The Small Change Diet Keri Gans 2011

  • The media has already done it's part focusing in on the racists, the homo-phobics and intolerants.

    Tea Party activists battle criticisms 2010

  • Game snobs prefer grouse and woodcock a bird that requires both contacts and a fat wallet; the hardcore serve it à la française, with the head on the side, sliced through from brain to beak, and game phobics prefer chicken.

    Why pheasant is the only game in town 2011

  • When I work with “fat phobics,” I tell them that adding a tablespoon of peanut butter or a slice of avocado to their diet may actually help them lose weight.

    The Small Change Diet Keri Gans 2011

  • Some dog phobics, however, became fearful of pooches because they know dogs do sometimes bite.

    Top 10 Fears and Phobias That Really Scare People | Impact Lab 2010

  • Pop-phobics might call this sort of thing vapid, but there is bad vapid and there is good vapid.

    Kylie: Aphrodite 2010

  • I am also extremely tired of all the “Dems raise taxes” phobics.

    The Great Debate at NN08 - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • To put it simply, math phobics—when faced with both the addition problems and the letter memory task—collapsed.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

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