Verboticism: Exocarphobia
DEFINITION: n., The fear of eating the skins of fruits, vegetables, or small animals. v., To worry about saving one's skin while chewing on a rind, peel, or pelt.
Exocarphobia
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌɛksəkaɹˈfo(ʊ)biə/
Sentence: I wanted to come up with a funnier word to describe exocarphobia, but the picture of that banana peel frightens me so much that I can't look at it any longer.
Etymology: From exocarp (the skin, peel, or rind of a fruit) + phobia
Points: 530
Comments: Exocarphobia
ErWenn - 2007-10-08: 10:53:00
Funnily enough, there's a banana peel sitting on my desk right now that looks suspiciously like the one in the picture. (Yes, it's from a banana I just ate and not more than a few minutes old.)