Pupaphobia

Quick meaning: Pupaphobia is a noun meaning (rare) The fear of puppets.

Meaning

(rare) The fear of puppets.

Example Sentences

Adie watched in horror: shadowy lives playing against living shadows. A sudden pupaphobia overtook her as she watched the boy volley, step out, recompile a few new lines of code, step back in and volley again.

For anyone with coulrophobia (fear of clowns), pupaphobia (fear of puppets) or who merely wants a nights-are-getting-longer novel, here's one that'll chill you good. For you, “The Motion of Puppets” is a book to move on.

When I first heard of pupaphobia, I thought it was a joke. Billy is the first and only pupaphobic that I have ever encountered in my life. That's why Billy makes frequent references to "sock puppets", because he's scared of them all.

Hey kids, the word of the week is "pupaphobia"! Others may enjoy being frightened by chainsaw-wielding maniacs and cannibal clowns, but my Halloween is never complete without a murderous Muppet or two. Thankfully, a pair of events last Friday the 13th provided a perfect double feature of puppet perversity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pediophobia, clownophobia, papyrophobia, phobiaphobia, phobophobia, doraphobia.

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