Iraqnophobia
English
editEtymology
editBlend of Iraq + arachnophobia.
Noun
editIraqnophobia (uncountable)
- (informal, humorous) An irrational fear of Iraq's ability to manufacture weapons of mass destruction, or, more broadly, of military conflict with Iraq.
- 2003 February 10, Jerry Knight, “Small Airline Has a Chance To Soar Again”, in The Washington Post:
- […] but they may be making a mistake by not taking a flier on Atlantic Coast and some of the other successful smaller airlines, the stocks of which have been grounded by Wall Street's Iraqnophobia.
- 2005, Daniel Dinello, Technophobia!: Science Fiction Visions of Posthuman Technology, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 217:
- An arrogant dictatorial super-villain possesses a weapon of mass destruction while the morally righteous Federation makes a successful preemptive strike — Nemesis almost seemed designed to encourage the nation's Iraqnophobia and justify its war.