Citations:anatidaephobia

English citations of anatidaephobia

Noun: "the fear that one is being watched by a duck"

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• 2010, Arnaud Davene, Brainless Trip, Microcosme Éditions (2010), →ISBN, page 186:

  You suffer from Anatidaephobia? You shouldn't, ducks are gone for the winter. Maybe to Florida in Disney resorts.

• 2010, Amber K, True Magick: A Beginner's Guide, Llewellyn Publications (2010), →ISBN, page 9:

  My regards to the ducks who watched me as I worked and gently encouraged me to stay on track. Even mild anatidaephobia has its uses.

• 2013, John Dunny, The Big Little Book of Facts and Mystery!, Booktango (2013), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

  Have you ever had a fear that somewhere a duck was watching you?... if you have that fear, then you have Anatidaephobia.

• 2013, Montgomery Trevour Halle-Bouern, Objects in the Mirror Aka Vulture Culture, iUniverse (2013), →ISBN, page 16:

  Worse than that, Thomas himself suffered from anatidaephobia, the fear that you were being watched by a duck. As a youth, every time those Aflac commercials came on, Thomas had to retreat to his room in anguish.

• 2014, Ahava Leibtag, The Digital Crown: Winning at Content on the Web, Morgan Kaufmann (2014), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

  For example, Aflac, the insurance company, posted an ad featuring their duck mascot on the same page as an article about anatidaephobia—the fear that you are being watched by a duck (Figure 1.2).