Does anyone have a better word for this?

[azurelunatic]

Using a handy resource on Greek roots, I put together techautosyntachyphobia for witchofrock, who wanted to know if there was a word for "fear of sewing machines" (and trust me, bad sewing machines are a dreadfully fearsome thing!).

Deconstructed, it means "a machine that automatically puts things together fast (fear of this)".

I haven't played with etymologies much since CTY 95. It's been almost nine years. I miss the megatheopyrorhinocracy...

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[herewiss13.livejournal.com]

technoraphtophobia

machine, to sew or stitch together, fear of. You may want to fiddle with the conjugation a little, but the root for sewing, rhapto, can be found here (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/enggreek?). It's a lovely lexicon, far too technical for my occasional curiousity, but quite comprehensive.

Interestingly, the vast majority of the words dealing with sewing refered to stitching and/or suturing; surgery rather than textiles.

megatheopyrorhinocracy...

Large-god-fire-nose-government? I'm lost. ;-)

[azurelunatic]

Government by giant flaming nose-gods. The forms of government often got a little... phallic... after that.

[thette.livejournal.com]

You know, you're a handy resource for my "language and reference" bookmark folder...

(Also: *poing* from caffeine. Chocolate covered coffee beans are evil.)

[azurelunatic]

Hee! And I'm not even trying...

[thette.livejournal.com]

I should share it some day...