https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/nomophobia-the-word-of-the-year-has-been-crowned-but-chances-are-youve-never-heard-it/news-story/3f791f5d32e0379f71cc6ea654dbfda7

It describes a social condition that psychologists warn is increasingly common in our modern world, but chances are you have never heard of it.

Yet this new word is so relevant that Cambridge Dictionary has declared it the Word of the Year for 2018 after a global people’s choice poll.

A short list of four words that were added to its book this year was taken to a vote, with nomophobia coming out on top.

Nomophobia, a noun, describes the sense of fear or worry that arises when someone is without their mobile phone or unable to use it.

It can strike when the battery dies while you’re out and about and unable to recharge it or suddenly find yourself in a location with patchy reception.

It could also be felt when you can’t find your handset, if it’s slipped between couch cushions or fallen under your bed, or worse, if you’ve left it in the back of an Uber.

“Your choice tells us that people around the world probably experience this type of anxiety enough that you recognised it needed a name,” Cambridge Dictionary said in a statement.

“Like many modern coinages, nomophobia is what’s called a blend — a new word made up of syllables from two or more words, in this case ‘no mobile phone phobia.’”

that’s terrible

Lucked out on this. I don’t own a mobile and if I did I am not sure I would know how to use one.

sarahs mum said:

Lucked out on this. I don’t own a mobile and if I did I am not sure I would know how to use one.

Terrible things they are. Imagine being able to have a video conversation with loved ones no matter where you are! The horror.

I love the Psychology today study stats further down..

“According to Psychology Today, 58 per cent of men and 47 per cent of women likely suffer from nomophobia.

It’s changing the way we use our phones, with 65 per cent of people sleeping with their handsets next to them on the bed and 34 per cent admitting they had answered a call during a moment of intimacy with their partners.”

awkward

Arts said:

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/nomophobia-the-word-of-the-year-has-been-crowned-but-chances-are-youve-never-heard-it/news-story/3f791f5d32e0379f71cc6ea654dbfda7

It describes a social condition that psychologists warn is increasingly common in our modern world, but chances are you have never heard of it.

Yet this new word is so relevant that Cambridge Dictionary has declared it the Word of the Year for 2018 after a global people’s choice poll.

A short list of four words that were added to its book this year was taken to a vote, with nomophobia coming out on top.

Nomophobia, a noun, describes the sense of fear or worry that arises when someone is without their mobile phone or unable to use it.

It can strike when the battery dies while you’re out and about and unable to recharge it or suddenly find yourself in a location with patchy reception.

It could also be felt when you can’t find your handset, if it’s slipped between couch cushions or fallen under your bed, or worse, if you’ve left it in the back of an Uber.

“Your choice tells us that people around the world probably experience this type of anxiety enough that you recognised it needed a name,” Cambridge Dictionary said in a statement.

“Like many modern coinages, nomophobia is what’s called a blend — a new word made up of syllables from two or more words, in this case ‘no mobile phone phobia.’”

Oh, no-mo phobia.

I thought it was going to be the fear of giving things names.

For instance, naming a particular word “word of the year”.

In which case it would have been a very cruel choice.

dv said:

sarahs mum said:

Lucked out on this. I don’t own a mobile and if I did I am not sure I would know how to use one.

Terrible things they are. Imagine being able to have a video conversation with loved ones no matter where you are! The horror.

apart from the obvious advantages of these devices, the etiquette is still yet to catch up in many cases…

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/nomophobia-the-word-of-the-year-has-been-crowned-but-chances-are-youve-never-heard-it/news-story/3f791f5d32e0379f71cc6ea654dbfda7

It describes a social condition that psychologists warn is increasingly common in our modern world, but chances are you have never heard of it.

Yet this new word is so relevant that Cambridge Dictionary has declared it the Word of the Year for 2018 after a global people’s choice poll.

A short list of four words that were added to its book this year was taken to a vote, with nomophobia coming out on top.

Nomophobia, a noun, describes the sense of fear or worry that arises when someone is without their mobile phone or unable to use it.

It can strike when the battery dies while you’re out and about and unable to recharge it or suddenly find yourself in a location with patchy reception.

It could also be felt when you can’t find your handset, if it’s slipped between couch cushions or fallen under your bed, or worse, if you’ve left it in the back of an Uber.

“Your choice tells us that people around the world probably experience this type of anxiety enough that you recognised it needed a name,” Cambridge Dictionary said in a statement.

“Like many modern coinages, nomophobia is what’s called a blend — a new word made up of syllables from two or more words, in this case ‘no mobile phone phobia.’”

Oh, no-mo phobia.

I thought it was going to be the fear of giving things names.

For instance, naming a particular word “word of the year”.

In which case it would have been a very cruel choice.

that would have been deliciously perfect

dv said:

sarahs mum said:

Lucked out on this. I don’t own a mobile and if I did I am not sure I would know how to use one.

Terrible things they are. Imagine being able to have a video conversation with loved ones no matter where you are! The horror.

I suppose the time will come when I can get reception. In the past few years it has gone from Sarah needing to walk to the top of the drive to get reception to now when messages come in but there is not enough reception to send a message out.

Be interesting to see what ruling the Intellectuals come up with concerning the use of nomo ie whether they will deem it acceptable or not.

dv said:

sarahs mum said:

Lucked out on this. I don’t own a mobile and if I did I am not sure I would know how to use one.

Terrible things they are. Imagine being able to have a video conversation with loved ones no matter where you are! The horror.

I’m nearly always here in this house, and I don’t like the idea of video conversations anyway.

A mobile phone would merely replicate devices I already own, in a more irritating small-screen format.

Peak Warming Man said:

Be interesting to see what ruling the Intellectuals come up with concerning the use of nomo ie whether they will deem it acceptable or not.

I’ve already given it my thumbs down

> Nomophobia, a noun, describes the sense of fear or worry that arises when someone is without their mobile phone or unable to use it.

PMSL

I have a fear of seeing a Sam Jackson movie where he doesn’t say Mofo.

I sleep with my phone, it’s the alarm if you need it, and to check the time when I wake and decide if it’s too early to get up.

mollwollfumble said:

> Nomophobia, a noun, describes the sense of fear or worry that arises when someone is without their mobile phone or unable to use it.

PMSL

Don’t laugh too hard. I did the experiment on nerdy son..

Picked up his mobile from next too him.. he complained . By the time I was 5m away.. well, let’s just say I really wouldn’t want to go any further.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/nomophobia-the-word-of-the-year-has-been-crowned-but-chances-are-youve-never-heard-it/news-story/3f791f5d32e0379f71cc6ea654dbfda7

It describes a social condition that psychologists warn is increasingly common in our modern world, but chances are you have never heard of it.

Yet this new word is so relevant that Cambridge Dictionary has declared it the Word of the Year for 2018 after a global people’s choice poll.

A short list of four words that were added to its book this year was taken to a vote, with nomophobia coming out on top.

Nomophobia, a noun, describes the sense of fear or worry that arises when someone is without their mobile phone or unable to use it.

It can strike when the battery dies while you’re out and about and unable to recharge it or suddenly find yourself in a location with patchy reception.

It could also be felt when you can’t find your handset, if it’s slipped between couch cushions or fallen under your bed, or worse, if you’ve left it in the back of an Uber.

“Your choice tells us that people around the world probably experience this type of anxiety enough that you recognised it needed a name,” Cambridge Dictionary said in a statement.

“Like many modern coinages, nomophobia is what’s called a blend — a new word made up of syllables from two or more words, in this case ‘no mobile phone phobia.’”

Oh, no-mo phobia.

I thought it was going to be the fear of giving things names.

For instance, naming a particular word “word of the year”.

In which case it would have been a very cruel choice.

Onomatophobia
Onomatophobia

What is Onomatophobia?

Onomatophobia is the fear of hearing a certain word or of names. The origin of the word onomato is Greek (meaning word) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear). Onomatophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is discussed on the home page. Onomatophobia is also related Nomatophobia (fear of names), Logophobia and Verbophobia (which both mean the fear of words) and Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia and Sesquipedalophobia (which both mean fear of long words).

Tau.Neutrino said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Arts said:

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/nomophobia-the-word-of-the-year-has-been-crowned-but-chances-are-youve-never-heard-it/news-story/3f791f5d32e0379f71cc6ea654dbfda7

It describes a social condition that psychologists warn is increasingly common in our modern world, but chances are you have never heard of it.

Yet this new word is so relevant that Cambridge Dictionary has declared it the Word of the Year for 2018 after a global people’s choice poll.

A short list of four words that were added to its book this year was taken to a vote, with nomophobia coming out on top.

Nomophobia, a noun, describes the sense of fear or worry that arises when someone is without their mobile phone or unable to use it.

It can strike when the battery dies while you’re out and about and unable to recharge it or suddenly find yourself in a location with patchy reception.

It could also be felt when you can’t find your handset, if it’s slipped between couch cushions or fallen under your bed, or worse, if you’ve left it in the back of an Uber.

“Your choice tells us that people around the world probably experience this type of anxiety enough that you recognised it needed a name,” Cambridge Dictionary said in a statement.

“Like many modern coinages, nomophobia is what’s called a blend — a new word made up of syllables from two or more words, in this case ‘no mobile phone phobia.’”

Oh, no-mo phobia.

I thought it was going to be the fear of giving things names.

For instance, naming a particular word “word of the year”.

In which case it would have been a very cruel choice.

Onomatophobia
Onomatophobia

What is Onomatophobia?

Onomatophobia is the fear of hearing a certain word or of names. The origin of the word onomato is Greek (meaning word) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear). Onomatophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is discussed on the home page. Onomatophobia is also related Nomatophobia (fear of names), Logophobia and Verbophobia (which both mean the fear of words) and Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia and Sesquipedalophobia (which both mean fear of long words).

Aibohphobia

… or fear of palindromes.

The Rev Dodgson said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Oh, no-mo phobia.

I thought it was going to be the fear of giving things names.

For instance, naming a particular word “word of the year”.

In which case it would have been a very cruel choice.

Onomatophobia
Onomatophobia

What is Onomatophobia?

Onomatophobia is the fear of hearing a certain word or of names. The origin of the word onomato is Greek (meaning word) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear). Onomatophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is discussed on the home page. Onomatophobia is also related Nomatophobia (fear of names), Logophobia and Verbophobia (which both mean the fear of words) and Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia and Sesquipedalophobia (which both mean fear of long words).

Aibohphobia

… or fear of palindromes.

I wonder if anyone has any of these fears, of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections?

The Rev Dodgson said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Oh, no-mo phobia.

I thought it was going to be the fear of giving things names.

For instance, naming a particular word “word of the year”.

In which case it would have been a very cruel choice.

Onomatophobia
Onomatophobia

What is Onomatophobia?

Onomatophobia is the fear of hearing a certain word or of names. The origin of the word onomato is Greek (meaning word) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear). Onomatophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is discussed on the home page. Onomatophobia is also related Nomatophobia (fear of names), Logophobia and Verbophobia (which both mean the fear of words) and Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia and Sesquipedalophobia (which both mean fear of long words).

Aibohphobia

… or fear of palindromes.

LOL

The Rev Dodgson said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Oh, no-mo phobia.

I thought it was going to be the fear of giving things names.

For instance, naming a particular word “word of the year”.

In which case it would have been a very cruel choice.

Onomatophobia
Onomatophobia

What is Onomatophobia?

Onomatophobia is the fear of hearing a certain word or of names. The origin of the word onomato is Greek (meaning word) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear). Onomatophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is discussed on the home page. Onomatophobia is also related Nomatophobia (fear of names), Logophobia and Verbophobia (which both mean the fear of words) and Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia and Sesquipedalophobia (which both mean fear of long words).

Aibohphobia

… or fear of palindromes.

:)

Its antonym… ailihphilia

Tau.Neutrino said:

Onomatophobia
Onomatophobia

What is Onomatophobia?

Onomatophobia is the fear of hearing a certain word or of names. The origin of the word onomato is Greek (meaning word) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear). Onomatophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is discussed on the home page. Onomatophobia is also related Nomatophobia (fear of names), Logophobia and Verbophobia (which both mean the fear of words) and Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia and Sesquipedalophobia (which both mean fear of long words).

My Home Health Aide is so phobic about FROGS
that even SAYING The WORD “FROG”
sends her into spasms! =8-O

Ogmog said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Onomatophobia
Onomatophobia

What is Onomatophobia?

Onomatophobia is the fear of hearing a certain word or of names. The origin of the word onomato is Greek (meaning word) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear). Onomatophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is discussed on the home page. Onomatophobia is also related Nomatophobia (fear of names), Logophobia and Verbophobia (which both mean the fear of words) and Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia and Sesquipedalophobia (which both mean fear of long words).

My Home Health Aide is so phobic about FROGS
that even SAYING The WORD “FROG”
sends her into spasms! =8-O

Huh!

Ogmog said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Onomatophobia
Onomatophobia

What is Onomatophobia?

Onomatophobia is the fear of hearing a certain word or of names. The origin of the word onomato is Greek (meaning word) and phobia is Greek (meaning fear). Onomatophobia is considered to be a specific phobia, which is discussed on the home page. Onomatophobia is also related Nomatophobia (fear of names), Logophobia and Verbophobia (which both mean the fear of words) and Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia and Sesquipedalophobia (which both mean fear of long words).

My Home Health Aide is so phobic about FROGS
that even SAYING The WORD “FROG”
sends her into spasms! =8-O

> Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

That fits the song.

Hippo poto monstro sesqui peda lio phob-ya
Even though the sound of it is something quite to probe ya
If you say it loud enough …

like losin’ ya mojo

mojo’s all fucken electric now in’t

transition said:

like losin’ ya mojo

mojo’s all fucken electric now in’t

you carry anything with you enough, the loss of (it, or function) gives rise to feelings of where is it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojo_(African-American_culture)
Mojo /ˈmoʊdʒoʊ/, in the African-American folk belief called hoodoo, is an amulet consisting of a flannel bag containing one or more magical items. It is a “prayer in a bag”, or a spell that can be carried with or on the host’s body.

Alternative American names for the mojo bag include hand, mojo hand, conjure hand, lucky hand, conjure bag, trick bag, root bag, toby, jomo, and gris-gris bag.