cryophobe
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
cryophobe (plural cryophobes)
- One who fears cold.
- 1946 February 7, William Brady, “Personal Health Service”, in Green Bay Press-Gazette, Green Bay, Wis., page 8:
- Here’s where all Wiseacres, Fuss-budgets and cryophobes (cryophobia, morbid fear of cold) get off. The remainder of this talk is for the young ones, who, because they know no more about it than I do, do not bother their heads about avoiding exposure except as a matter of their own personal comfort.
- 1947, The Journal of the Michigan State Dental Society[1], page 146:
- If you dread cold and ice you are both a psychrophobe and a cryophobe and should hie yourself to warmer climes.
- 1970 January 12, Bob Talbert, “Electric Blanket with Dual Dials Has Saved This Marriage”, in Detroit Free Press, volume 139, number 253, page 11-A:
- It’s bad enough under normal circumstances having a wife who can’t stand cold weather. But having one like mine who morbidly fears the freeze makes it beyond belief when the temperature skids below zero. No way can you know just how bad it is unless you have your own cryophobe.
- 1998 July 11, Bloody Viking, “Sick of this Heat!”, in chi.general (Usenet):
- Too bad I didn't bottle up some of that -26F shit. Just crack open the lid and *WHOOSH!*. :) Even better, drop some bottles of -26F onto Orlando Florida and watch the cryophobes scream doomsday when the temperature drops to 70F from 100F!