Meanings
- informalrareuncountableAversion to political conservatives.
I could buy Escape from NY as a slam on newly-elected President Reagan, but I agree the carrying of this same conservaphobia into the 1990s is ridiculous.
1997, Eric Smith, “Escape from L.A.”, in alt.horror (Usenet)1 more example
Surprisingly, some Republican activists hail the findings as a step forward rather than as an invitation to more conservaphobia. They argue that since Republicans didn't "choose" their unwholesome life style any more than someone "chooses" to have a ski-jump nose, they shouldn't be denied civil rights to which normal people are entitled.
1993 July 26, Daniel Mendelsohn, “Republicans Can Be Cured!”, in The New York Times
Origin
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conservaphobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conservaphobia
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