Etymology

ithyphallophobia

Today it means: The fear of having or seeing an erect penis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἰθύφαλλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἰθύφαλλος
  2. English todayithyphallophobia

From Ancient Greek ἰθύφαλλος (ithúphallos) (from ἰθύς (ithús, “straight”), a variant of εὐθύς (euthús), + φαλλός (phallós, “penis”)) + English phobia.

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