“Arachibutyrophobia”—from arachis (“peanut”) + butyro- (“butter”) + -phobia—is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one’s mouth. The word was printed in the Sunday News (New York, NY) on August 27, 1972.
Wiktionary: arachibutyrophobia
Etymology
From Latin arachis (“peanut”) + butyro- (“butter”) + -phobia.
Pronunciation
. Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Noun
arachibutyrophobia (uncountable)
1. (humorous, rare) Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one’s mouth.
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27 August 1972, Sunday News (New York, NY), “They Want to Know,” pg. 12C, col. 3:
4. What is the name of the fear of getting peanut butter getting stuck in the roof of your mouth?
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Pg. C13, col. 1 (“Answers”):
4. ARACHIBUTYROPHOBIA, but a name like that could get stuck worse than peanut butter.
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11 January 1976, The Sun (Baltimore, MD), “You could look it up,” pg. D7, col. 6:
And Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.
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10 February 1976, The Journal-News (Hamilton, OH), “Got a minute?” by Bill McDulin, pg. 13, col. 6:
And some of you, I’m certain, will never, ever, read GAM, again, after you learn that it’s written by a fella who suffers from arachibutyrophobia!
Urban Dictionary
Arachibutyrophobia
The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Eating a peanut butter sandwich is challenging for people with aracibutyrophobia.
by Zack Green September 05, 2004
OCLC WorldCat record
Jack the arachibutyrophobiac
Author: Pamela Lillian Valemont; Abby Farmer; Clare Gleeson
Publisher: North Tamborine, Qld. : Pamela Lillian Valemont, ©2005.
Edition/Format: Print book : Fiction : Juvenile audience : English
Summary:
This is a story about Jack, who develops arachibutyrophobia: a fear of eating peanut butter, after a glob of it gets stuck to the roof of his mouth one day. A Rhesus monkey comes to his aid, and helps him get over his arachibutyrophobia.
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