pluralphobia

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English

Etymology

plural +‎ -phobia

Noun

pluralphobia (uncountable)

  1. (Internet slang) Dislike, denial, or stigmatization of, or prejudice against, people with multiplicity (the psychological condition).
    • 2020 September 4, @QueerAnarch, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-30:
      pluralphobia makes us mad
    • 2021 February 10, @caterpilled, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-30:
      singlets talking about plurality like *inadvertent constant pluralphobia*
    • 2021 November 13, u/Aichtachi, “DID/OSDD/Plural-ish Positive Media Recommendations?”, in Reddit, archived from the original on 2023-01-09:
      I wouldn't recommend the second game though because for some reason they go hard on the pluralphobia, a lot of plot points are changed from the original, and Zach barely plays a role in it, which is really disappointing.
    • 2023 February 8, @estroBiologist, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-30:
      you think internalized transphobia is bad? oh brother, just wait till the internalized pluralphobia hits
    • 2023 March 7, sophieinwonderland, Tumblr, archived from the original on 2023-07-23:
      Long before any sort of multiplicity was considered a mental disorder, the Christian majority was primed to hate and fear plurals. This pluralphobia later transferred over to DID systems

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