ithyphallophobia

noun

The fear of having or seeing an erect penis.

OriginAncient Greek ἰθύφαλλος →
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Meanings

nounithyphallophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe fear of having or seeing an erect penis.

    “Mommy, I know that you don't suffer from ithyphallophobia, so you can stop pretending that you do.”

    2013, Eric Jerome Dickey, Decadence, Dutton, →ISBN
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    So, do you use your violence fantasies to mask your medorthophobia, your ithyphallophobia, or your medomalacuphobia?

    2002 September 13, maf1029 [username], “Re: Homosexuals have phobias”, in alt.politics.homosexuality (Usenet)

    (Nocturnal erections are probably good if you suffer from 'Ithyphallophobia', the morbid fear of seeing, having or thinking about an erect penis.)

    2013, Tom Cutler, Slap and Tickle: The Unusual History of Sex and the People Who Have it, Constable, published 2012, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἰθύφαλλος
  2. Englishithyphallophobia

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

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Translations

Dutch ithyphallofobie
  • ithyphallofobieithyphallophobia
French ithyphallophobie
  • ithyphallophobieithyphallophobia
German Ithyphallophobie
  • Ithyphallophobieithyphallophobia
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Chicago

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