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Welcome to another year of the A to Z Challenge! Today we start with the auspicious letter A!
This year I'm choosing obscure vocabulary words and sharing them with you. I'll also give you cool, or silly (depending on your perspective), reasons why these are words you should know.
Today's word is: AUTOPHOBY
Autophoby is defined as the fear of referring to oneself or of being egotistical.
Reasons to know this word:
-If you're afraid you're becoming a self-obsessed jerk, this may be a good phobia to try on for size.
-If you're on a date and they are letting you go on and on about yourself without interruption, you'll know they may not actually be as interested in you as you hope they are. They may simply be autophobic.
-If this ever comes up on Jeopardy, you can look super smart in front of your friends.
That's a new word I've learnt today, thanks.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for a great A-Z,
Nilanjana.
Madly-in-Verse
This is a great word, looking forward to more!
ReplyDeleteI love words and I'm really looking forward to the rest of your A-to-Z posts! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGood word! I used to be under the impression that the fear of things always ended in -phobia. Now I know better. :)
ReplyDeleteSarah from Scribbles and Shorts
I love this word. All creative people need it in their vocab. LOL.
ReplyDeleteOoooo another word another A to Z I am impressed it hard enough doing one A to Z, Well Done
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Rob Z Tobor
Oh I love this theme!! I've never heard of Autophoby, but it makes perfect sense. Love your reasons for sharing, especially the date-night one! LOL. I'm going to follow you so I can see what words, and their reasons for being interesting, you come up with this month! Lisa, co-host AtoZ2015, @ lisabuiecollard.com
ReplyDeleteI'm tucking this word in my vocab book.
ReplyDeleteInteresting word. Like the last reason for the word. Ha!
ReplyDelete~Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
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Patricia Lynne, Indie Author
Great word and usage.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you will be having lots of fun this A to Z - enjoy!!!
Wonderful word! But honestly I always have a pretty high expectations of your blog. ;)
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Tim Brannan, The Other Side Blog
2015 A to Z of Vampires
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Love it! And yes, I AM that person who yells out answers during Jeopardy.
ReplyDeleteFun word! I know some people who should try this phobia on. :)
ReplyDelete#3 made me giggle. 😛 Especially since I have never played Jeopardy in my life. Not even once! I feel like I'm missing out...
ReplyDeleteAlex Hurst, A Fantasy Author in Kyoto
Out of Print, Fiction authors and their shorts
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