Meanings
- humorousinformaluncountableAn irrational fear of Iraq's ability to manufacture weapons of mass destruction, or, more broadly, of military conflict with Iraq.
(Former American President George W. Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair now suffer from Iraqnophobia for which there is no cure.)
2009, Gary Cox, How to Be an Existentialist: Or How to Get Real, Get a Grip and Stop Making Excuses, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 1122 more examples
[…] but they may be making a mistake by not taking a flier on Atlantic Coast and some of the other successful smaller airlines, the stocks of which have been grounded by Wall Street's Iraqnophobia.
2003 February 10, Jerry Knight, “Small Airline Has a Chance To Soar Again”, in The Washington PostAn arrogant dictatorial super-villain possesses a weapon of mass destruction while the morally righteous Federation makes a successful preemptive strike — Nemesis almost seemed designed to encourage the nation's Iraqnophobia and justify its war.
2005, Daniel Dinello, Technophobia!: Science Fiction Visions of Posthuman Technology, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 217
Origin
Blend of Iraq + arachnophobia.
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