Meanings
- humorousnonce worduncountableA love of palindromes.
A fear of Palindromes...... I have ailihphilia.
1999 September 30, Steve Barnes, “Re: The fear”, in rec.humor (Usenet)2 more examples
Of course, there is also ailihphilia (palindrome fetishism). X-(:^)
1996 August 25, :Sparky: [username], “Gynadromorphophiliac Question”, in soc.support.transgendered (Usenet)Ladies and gentlemen! Children of all ages! We now present an exclusive interview with the Palindromedary himself, the two-way statement made flesh. This camel is a talking animal smitten with ailihphilia—the love of palindromes.
2006, Richard Lederer, Word Wizard: Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word Magic, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 232
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Deliberately constructed to be a palindrome, combining the suffix -philia with its reversed spelling.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
ailihphilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ailihphilia
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