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Gary Larson invented a word!
Etymology
From Anatidae + -phobia. Coined by Gary Larson in 1988 in a Far Side comic.[1]
He invented many words! Thagomizer being the most iconic. RIP Thag.
Anata wa mou shindeiru phobia
I love this comic, however I despise the crusty memes that pop up if you Google the word. Like this one:
No! It is not an amazing, weird ‘fact’. It’s not even a real thing. It’s an absurdist joke.
It’s a fact that it’s an amazing and weird joke.
Sure thing, sugar
Fear of the Duck, Fear of the Duck, I have a constant fear that something’s always near…
Love this one! 😅