arachibutyrophobia

arachibutyrophobia

English

Etymology

From Latin arachis (“peanut”) + butyrum (“butter”) +‎ -phobia.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

arachibutyrophobia (uncountable)

1. (humorous, rare) Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth.
   • 1977 March 31, “Ball State Daily News”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 4:

     Odds and ends I've come across in the course of an education: That arachibutyrophobia is an unnatural fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. I have no idea how many people suffer from this.

   • 2005, Lawana Blackwell, A Table By the Window, →ISBN:

     He took a bite of sandwich, chewed, and grinned at her. "Arachibutyrophobia. Look it up."

   • 2012, Manish Gupta, English Bites!, →ISBN:

     Imagine the situation had this bear suffered from arachibutyrophobia!

   • 2013, John Connolly, The Creeps: A Samuel Johnson Adventure, →ISBN, page 51:

     Similarly, arachibutyrophobia, the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth, can probably be dealt with by not eating peanut butter, or just eating it carefully.