Ochlophobia

[Theognome]

Is anyone here afraid of owls? Or, are you afraid to make a green owl cry? If the latter is correct, then we should coin a new term to express this fear. How does this sound-

Duolingovirideochloclamatephobia (n): The fear of making the Duolingo green owl cry due to failing a lesson.

-Theognome

[Lyarra]

My name is Lyarra and I am definitely a Duolingovirideochloclamatephobe!

[Theognome]

Hi, Lyarra.

[Lyarra]

LOL

[fjollaa]

hahaha xD

[Lyarra]

:)

[zippzopp]

The owl only cries because he gives a (hoot) about us learning, all can boo me now, ha ha.

[kristinemc]

Yes! Love it. :)

[kristinemc]

Now, let's all try translating this new word :)

[Theognome]

It's Latin, obviously. But think about it- how many times have you gotten less than half way through a lesson and have already lost your hearts? In such situations, how often do you just 'restart' somehow rather than having to see Duo start crying? There should be a word for that, and there's enough linguists here to create it.

-Theognome

[kristinemc]

Definitely!

[mptmpt]

It is part Greek actually, the -phobia part at least!
I like the new word, even though I will never in my life be able to spell it correctly :)

[mmx11]

Nice idea, Theognome! ;)

• Duo (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/duo)

• lingo (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lingo)

• viridis (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/viridis)

• ochl- (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ochl-)

• clamate (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/clamate)

• phobia (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phobia)

I don't know any latin, but stitching together these definitions I loosely get "Two Languages Green Mob Crying Fear". Where is the "owl" part?

[Theognome]

That works for me. The distance between Mob and Owl is not great.

-Theognome

[OwlTalons]

Are you mad?

I'll just be over here practicing....owl by myself.

[Theognome]

¿Es prudente?

[OwlTalons]

No, pero lo hago de todos modos!

[Theognome]

That's not very owl-like of you. Such lack of wisdom...

[OwlTalons]

Especially funny as I have owl tattoos...

[salsalatinjazz]

there is also something called anatidaephobia--the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.

[Theognome]

That fear isn't all it's quacked up to be. It's quite fowl, actually.

[OwlTalons]

Well, that pun made it on a wing and a prayer. It knocked me down and left egg on my face. I didn't think it had teeth...I guess that makes it impeccable?

[Lyarra]

Oh, great!!! Something else to worry about!!! LOL

http://voices.yahoo.com/anatidaephobia-fear-being-watched-2261417.html

[OwlTalons]

Is it wrong of me to find phobophobia (the fear of being afraid) to be hilarious? Just seems self-perpetuating to me...