Meanings
- InternethumorousrareuncountableThe fear of, or aversion to, short people.
If you fear me, you have Zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia. Btw, how short is short.
2013 February 24, @ALICIAgohMJJ, X, archived from the original on 24 Apr 20264 more examples
@alyssasaysbro little people don't scare mee i don't have Zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia
2012 June 20, @LeHoundDog, X, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026Long story short: Anyone experiencing zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia? ... Thought so.
2012 August 15, @mnemo, X, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026@PhiBegley V happy to agree (6' 2") but was nervous of being accused of zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia (My new word for the day :-)
2012 September 27, @johnburrows91, X, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2026The morbid fear of short people is zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia. […] Does Randy Newman have zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia? I don’t know, and I really don’t care.
2025 April 30, John Holton, “Zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia #atozchallenge”, in The Sound of One Hand Typing, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2026
Origin
Unknown; most likely a humorous pseudoscientific coinage from the internet, formed from nonsense syllables to resemble a genuine phobia name.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia
“zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zambianoliangioticaloigisticologphobia.
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