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Paraskavedekatriaphobia

Posted in All on October 14th, 2006 · 2 Comments

OK, guys, just don’t laugh your tummies off… but there is a term for being afraid of Friday the 13th. It is, apparently, paraskavedekatriaphobia. One of the greatest psychological sicknesses of our time.

Via thesz.

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  • 1 sue // Oct 15, 2006 at 3:29 pm

    What a great word. And of course, like all the best words, it’s directly from the Greek :)

  • 2 Leonid Mamchenkov // Oct 15, 2006 at 3:49 pm

    Exactly! :)

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