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This whole kerfuffle just proves that swinophobia is alive and well in America.
From the WSJ Opinion Archives James Taranto 2007
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Europe's 2010 was dominated by swinophobia, as worries about debt-fueled economic collapse in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Italy had investors jittery.
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In each case, I leave it to the reader to supply the words "fear of." acarophobia mites, parasites entonophobia ticks aelurophobia cats galeophobia sharks apiophobia bees hippophobia horses arachnephobia spiders musophobia mice bacilliphobia bacilli myrmecophobia lice bacteriaphobia bacteria soleciphobia worms batrachophobia frogs, toads swinophobia swine cynophobia dogs taeniophobia tapeworms eisoptrophobia termites taurophobia bulls A much smaller cluster of fears is centered on the plant world.
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The account given by my correspondent of the Fife swinophobia is as follows: ”
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Ramsay, Edward B 1874
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