Paraskevidekatriaphobia: Fear of Friday the 13th
November 14, 2009
Looking for some interesting banter to throw into the conversation with your Friday night date? Paraskevidekatriaphobia may be just the ticket. Paraskevidekatriaphobia is defined as “fear of Friday the 13th.” Today marks the third time this year that there’s been a Friday the 13th.
According tyo Wikipedia, the word paraskevidekatriaphobia is derived from: “the Greek words Paraskeví (meaning Friday), and dekatreís (meaning thirteen), attached to phobía (meaning fear).”
Wikipedia tells us that the word was derived in 1911 and first appeared in a mainstream source in 1953.
Paraskevidekatriaphobia appears in another mainstream source today: Google Trends, where it’s the no. 6 trending topic right now.
I frankly think it’s pretty amazing that enough people would have even heard of the word paraskevidekatriaphobia to make it a trending topic.
At any rate, there’s some knowledge for you, though you’re on your own figuring out how to pronounce paraskevidekatriaphobia. Have fun on your date, and you’ll know who to thank if it works out for you.
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