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French
Etymology
From Latin albus (“white”) + -phobie.
Pronunciation
Noun
albophobie f (uncountable)
- fear of Caucasian people and their descendants
- Usage notes: This is generally applied in a pejorative sense, with the implication of its literal meaning of "fear of white (people)".
- Quotations:
- 2006:"Bref, parlons de racisme anti-blanc. Albophobie, il y a même un mot tout désigné pour parler de ce phénomène si... répandu." — source
- 2006:"Ensuite il y a le racisme antiblanc et l'albophobie qui est très fréquent, c'est pas parce que vous avez été éduqué en pensant que le racisme va dans un sens qu'il ne va pas dans l'autre." — source
- 2006:"Non pas que je ne sois pas d'accord avec ce que tu viens de dire, mais que j'ai peur que ça ne risque d'excuser l'albophobie aux yeux de tous, ceci étant déjà l'argument justificateur n°1... " — source
- 2006:"Mais l'albophobie (la "haine du blanc") n'a jamais été aussi forte que récemment." — source
Usage notes
- The English translation, "albophobia", is not actually yet in widespread use and is as of 2006 still a protologism.