#tridecaphobia — Public Fediverse posts
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Lexicographer 1: Hey, we need a word for "the fear or dislike of the number 13."
Lexicographer 2: How about "tridecaphobia"? The "trideca-" prefix is Latin for the number 13, like "penta-" for the number 5, "octa-" for 8, etc.
Lexicographer 1: Great, that's perfec... Wait a sec... How many letters are in the word "tridecaphobia"?
Lexicographer 2: <evil grin>
Lexicographer 1: Nope! We're not doing this again! We learned our lesson with "lisp." OK, we're calling it "triskaidekaphobia" instead.
Lexicographer 2: Boo, you're no fun at all.
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