Meanings
- A surname.
1 more example
I suspect that this case and the attention it has garnered is another example of juvenoia. Juvenoia, a term usually credited to sociologist David Finkelhor, refers to the fear of juveniles by older adults. Juvenoia is manifest in a multitude of ways, including the belief that today’s youth are worse behaved than ever before, despite much evidence to the contrary.
2014 March 12, Chris Ferguson, “What’s Really Wrong With Young People Today: Juvenoia”, in TIME, archived from the original on 20 May 2025
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Finkelhor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finkelhor
“Finkelhor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finkelhor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Finkelhor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Finkelhor.
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