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#57: without looking it up, what is “potamophobia”? (correct answer in comments)
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fear of potatoes
fear of stain glass windows
fear of rivers
fear of pigs
fear of having dry skin
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Anonymous 6w

correct answer: fear of rivers

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Anonymous 6w

Tf?! Fear of rivers?! Like what? Someone red Tom Sawyer and thought to themselves “ohhh I’m so scared of that river”? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6w

I only know this because of the etymology of the word “Hippopotamus”

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6w

Got it bc I thought it sounded like Potomac -tb

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6w

lol and I got it bc of the word “potomageton,” which is the genus for pondweeds, a common aquatic plant

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 6w

Typically it’s just a more specific version of a fear of drowning. Could also be due to bridges or floods.

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