Noviophobia - Revision history

FromtheWordsofBR at 01:51, 9 March 2026

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	[[File:Nintendochris.JPG\|thumb\|Chris explains his "phobia". Note the text box in the screenshot.]]		[[File:Nintendochris.JPG\|thumb\|Chris explains his "phobia". Note the text box in the screenshot.]]
	[[File:142-QuizGirlfriend.jpg\|thumb\|"I'm sure she is already paired up with some [[jerk]]."]]		[[File:142-QuizGirlfriend.jpg\|thumb\|"I'm sure she is already paired up with some [[jerk]]."]]

	'''Noviophobia''' is a word [[Chris]] created that he describes as his general fear of girls being paired up with a boyfriend. While normal people would suggest that this is a form of social anxiety or that Chris is just love shy, Chris of course felt the need to coin his own term for it.		'''Noviophobia''' is a word [[Chris]] created that he describes as his general fear of girls being paired up with a boyfriend. While normal people would suggest that this is a form of social anxiety or that Chris is just love shy, Chris of course felt the need to coin his own term for it.

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	* Though he doesn't use the full term, Chris mentions his phobia of boyfriends during the [[Animal Crossing Documentary\|''Animal Crossing'' Documentary]].		* Though he doesn't use the full term, Chris mentions his phobia of boyfriends during the [[Animal Crossing Documentary\|''Animal Crossing'' Documentary]].
	* In his [[Chris chan (CWCipedia)\|edited version of his Encyclopedia Dramatica page]], published on the [[CWCipedia]] in [[December 2009]], Chris claimed that he had gotten over his fear of boyfriends in general, replacing it with a more specific fear and hatred of [[trolls]].		* In his [[Chris chan (CWCipedia)\|edited version of his Encyclopedia Dramatica page]], published on the [[CWCipedia]] in [[December 2009]], Chris claimed that he had gotten over his fear of boyfriends in general, replacing it with a more specific fear and hatred of [[trolls]].

			==References==
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	==See also==		==See also==

FromtheWordsofBR at 01:49, 9 March 2026

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	Noviophobia as a name has several problems. First and foremost, Chris has used it to describe jealous feelings towards men in relationships - something which in no way resembles a phobia, which is an ''irrational'' fear or hatred. It also simply refers to boyfriends in abstraction, which isn't an accurate summation of Chris's issue with women who are in relationships. Finally, the word itself is a linguistic abomination; the prefixes for ''-phobia'' should be Ancient Greek in origin unless the word does not exist in Greek and cannot be Hellenicised (in which case, an irregular word is formed using a Latin or English prefix, but still not a Spanish one). A more accurate term for Chris's illegitimate phobia would be ''herastophobia'', as ''ἐραστής'' (herastés) is the Ancient Greek word for a male, dominant lover; although as addressed he possesses no actual phobia at all.		Noviophobia as a name has several problems. First and foremost, Chris has used it to describe jealous feelings towards men in relationships - something which in no way resembles a phobia, which is an ''irrational'' fear or hatred. It also simply refers to boyfriends in abstraction, which isn't an accurate summation of Chris's issue with women who are in relationships. Finally, the word itself is a linguistic abomination; the prefixes for ''-phobia'' should be Ancient Greek in origin unless the word does not exist in Greek and cannot be Hellenicised (in which case, an irregular word is formed using a Latin or English prefix, but still not a Spanish one). A more accurate term for Chris's illegitimate phobia would be ''herastophobia'', as ''ἐραστής'' (herastés) is the Ancient Greek word for a male, dominant lover; although as addressed he possesses no actual phobia at all.

	The word has been alternatively spelt as "noiophobia", as it appears in Christian's letter to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' about how ''[[Sprung]]'' has helped this condition. Chris later explained that this was an [[Chris and English\|accidental misspelling]].		The word has been alternatively spelt as "noiophobia", as it appears in Christian's letter to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' about how ''[[Sprung]]'' has helped this condition. Chris later explained that this was an [[Chris and English\|accidental misspelling]].<ref>[[Sonichu's News Dash#Chris's letter on Sprung]]</ref>

	==Uses by Chris==		==Uses by Chris==

Amanitie: No longer a mainstay of his vocabulary

2024-10-09T12:03:08Z

No longer a mainstay of his vocabulary

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	[[File:Nintendochris.JPG\|thumb\|Chris explains his "phobia". Note the text box in the screenshot.]]		[[File:Nintendochris.JPG\|thumb\|Chris explains his "phobia". Note the text box in the screenshot.]]
	[[File:142-QuizGirlfriend.jpg\|thumb\|"I'm sure she is already paired up with some [[jerk]]."]]		[[File:142-QuizGirlfriend.jpg\|thumb\|"I'm sure she is already paired up with some [[jerk]]."]]
	'''Noviophobia''' is a word [[Chris]] created that he describes as his general fear of girls being paired up. While normal people would suggest that this is a form of social anxiety or that Chris is just love shy, Chris of course felt the need to coin his own term for it.		'''Noviophobia''' is a word [[Chris]] created that he describes as his general fear of girls being paired up with a boyfriend. While normal people would suggest that this is a form of social anxiety or that Chris is just love shy, Chris of course felt the need to coin his own term for it.

	Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris ~~uses~~ this word often and simply ~~assumes~~ others ~~will~~ understand ~~what it is~~ without any explanation.		Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked out would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word 'noviophobia' by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris used this word often and simply assumed others would understand its meaning without any explanation.

	Noviophobia as a name has several problems. First and foremost, Chris ~~uses~~ it to describe jealous feelings towards men in relationships - something which in no way resembles a phobia, which is an ''irrational'' fear or hatred. It also simply refers to boyfriends in abstraction, which isn't an accurate summation of Chris's issue with women who are in relationships. Finally, the word itself is a linguistic abomination; the prefixes for ''-phobia'' should be Ancient Greek in origin unless the word does not exist in Greek and cannot be Hellenicised (in which case, an irregular word is formed using a Latin or English prefix, but still not a Spanish one). A more accurate term for Chris's illegitimate phobia would be ''herastophobia'', as ''ἐραστής'' (herastés) is the Ancient Greek word for a male, dominant lover; although as addressed he possesses no actual phobia at all.		Noviophobia as a name has several problems. First and foremost, Chris has used it to describe jealous feelings towards men in relationships - something which in no way resembles a phobia, which is an ''irrational'' fear or hatred. It also simply refers to boyfriends in abstraction, which isn't an accurate summation of Chris's issue with women who are in relationships. Finally, the word itself is a linguistic abomination; the prefixes for ''-phobia'' should be Ancient Greek in origin unless the word does not exist in Greek and cannot be Hellenicised (in which case, an irregular word is formed using a Latin or English prefix, but still not a Spanish one). A more accurate term for Chris's illegitimate phobia would be ''herastophobia'', as ''ἐραστής'' (herastés) is the Ancient Greek word for a male, dominant lover; although as addressed he possesses no actual phobia at all.

	The word has been alternatively spelt as "noiophobia", as it appears in Christian's letter to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' about how ''[[Sprung]]'' has helped this condition. Chris later explained that this was an [[Chris and English\|accidental misspelling]].		The word has been alternatively spelt as "noiophobia", as it appears in Christian's letter to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' about how ''[[Sprung]]'' has helped this condition. Chris later explained that this was an [[Chris and English\|accidental misspelling]].

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	Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris uses this word often and simply assumes others will understand what it is without any explanation.		Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris uses this word often and simply assumes others will understand what it is without any explanation.

	Noviophobia as a name has several problems. First and foremost, Chris uses it to describe jealous feelings towards men in relationships - something which in no way resembles a phobia, which is an ''irrational'' fear or hatred. It also simply refers to boyfriends in abstraction, which isn't an accurate summation of Chris's issue with women who are in relationships. Finally, the word itself is a linguistic abomination; the prefixes for ''-phobia'' should be Ancient Greek in origin unless the word does not exist in Greek and cannot be Hellenicised (in which case, an irregular word is formed using a Latin or English prefix, but still not a Spanish one). A more accurate term for Chris's illegitimate phobia would be ''herastophobia'', as "ἐραστής" (herastés) is the Ancient Greek word for a male, dominant lover; although as addressed he possesses no actual phobia at all.		Noviophobia as a name has several problems. First and foremost, Chris uses it to describe jealous feelings towards men in relationships - something which in no way resembles a phobia, which is an ''irrational'' fear or hatred. It also simply refers to boyfriends in abstraction, which isn't an accurate summation of Chris's issue with women who are in relationships. Finally, the word itself is a linguistic abomination; the prefixes for ''-phobia'' should be Ancient Greek in origin unless the word does not exist in Greek and cannot be Hellenicised (in which case, an irregular word is formed using a Latin or English prefix, but still not a Spanish one). A more accurate term for Chris's illegitimate phobia would be ''herastophobia'', as ''ἐραστής'' (herastés) is the Ancient Greek word for a male, dominant lover; although as addressed he possesses no actual phobia at all.

	The word has been alternatively spelt as "noiophobia", as it appears in Christian's letter to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' about how ''[[Sprung]]'' has helped this condition. Chris later explained that this was an [[Chris and English\|accidental misspelling]].		The word has been alternatively spelt as "noiophobia", as it appears in Christian's letter to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' about how ''[[Sprung]]'' has helped this condition. Chris later explained that this was an [[Chris and English\|accidental misspelling]].

Orf34 at 12:41, 26 January 2022

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	Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris uses this word often and simply assumes others will understand what it is without any explanation.		Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris uses this word often and simply assumes others will understand what it is without any explanation.

	Noviophobia as a name has several problems. First and foremost, Chris uses it to describe jealous feelings towards men in relationships - something which in no way resembles a phobia, which is an ''irrational'' fear or hatred. It also simply refers to boyfriends in abstraction, which isn't an accurate summation of Chris's issue with women who are in relationships. Finally, the word itself is a linguistic abomination; the prefixes for ''-phobia'' should be Ancient Greek in origin unless the word does not exist in Greek and cannot be Hellenicised (in which case, an irregular word is formed using a Latin or English prefix, but still not a Spanish one). A more accurate term for Chris's illegitimate phobia would be ''herastophobia'', as ~~herastes~~ (~~ἐραστής~~) is the Ancient Greek word for a male, dominant lover; although as addressed he possesses no actual phobia at all.		Noviophobia as a name has several problems. First and foremost, Chris uses it to describe jealous feelings towards men in relationships - something which in no way resembles a phobia, which is an ''irrational'' fear or hatred. It also simply refers to boyfriends in abstraction, which isn't an accurate summation of Chris's issue with women who are in relationships. Finally, the word itself is a linguistic abomination; the prefixes for ''-phobia'' should be Ancient Greek in origin unless the word does not exist in Greek and cannot be Hellenicised (in which case, an irregular word is formed using a Latin or English prefix, but still not a Spanish one). A more accurate term for Chris's illegitimate phobia would be ''herastophobia'', as "ἐραστής" (herastés) is the Ancient Greek word for a male, dominant lover; although as addressed he possesses no actual phobia at all.

	The word has been alternatively spelt as "noiophobia", as it appears in Christian's letter to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' about how ''[[Sprung]]'' has helped this condition. Chris later explained that this was an [[Chris and English\|accidental misspelling]].		The word has been alternatively spelt as "noiophobia", as it appears in Christian's letter to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' about how ''[[Sprung]]'' has helped this condition. Chris later explained that this was an [[Chris and English\|accidental misspelling]].

Orf34: removed the part which claims the correct term would be Agoriphobia, replaced with Herastophobia; explained in Discussion post. Also specified that a Spanish prefix is still not used in cases where Greek prefixes don't exist

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removed the part which claims the correct term would be Agoriphobia, replaced with Herastophobia; explained in Discussion post. Also specified that a Spanish prefix is still not used in cases where Greek prefixes don't exist

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	Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris uses this word often and simply assumes others will understand what it is without any explanation.		Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris uses this word often and simply assumes others will understand what it is without any explanation.

	Noviophobia as a name has several problems. First and foremost, Chris uses it to describe jealous feelings towards men in relationships - something which in no way resembles a phobia, which is an ''irrational'' fear or hatred. It also simply refers to boyfriends in abstraction, which isn't an accurate summation of Chris's issue with women who are in relationships. Finally, the word itself is a linguistic abomination; the prefixes for ''-phobia'' should be Greek in origin unless the word does not exist in Greek and cannot be Hellenicised ~~- unsurprisingly~~, a ~~word for boyfriend does exist in Greek;''αγόρι''~~, ~~"agori" in the Latin alphabet~~. Chris's illegitimate phobia would ~~thus technically~~ be ~~considered~~ ''~~agoriphobia~~'', although as addressed he possesses no actual phobia at all~~, plus it would sound too much like "agoraphobia"~~.		Noviophobia as a name has several problems. First and foremost, Chris uses it to describe jealous feelings towards men in relationships - something which in no way resembles a phobia, which is an ''irrational'' fear or hatred. It also simply refers to boyfriends in abstraction, which isn't an accurate summation of Chris's issue with women who are in relationships. Finally, the word itself is a linguistic abomination; the prefixes for ''-phobia'' should be Ancient Greek in origin unless the word does not exist in Greek and cannot be Hellenicised (in which case, an irregular word is formed using a Latin or English prefix, but still not a Spanish one). A more accurate term for Chris's illegitimate phobia would be ''herastophobia'', as herastes (ἐραστής) is the Ancient Greek word for a male, dominant lover; although as addressed he possesses no actual phobia at all.

	The word has been alternatively spelt as "noiophobia", as it appears in Christian's letter to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' about how ''[[Sprung]]'' has helped this condition. Chris later explained that this was an [[Chris and English\|accidental misspelling]].		The word has been alternatively spelt as "noiophobia", as it appears in Christian's letter to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' about how ''[[Sprung]]'' has helped this condition. Chris later explained that this was an [[Chris and English\|accidental misspelling]].

AAE at 08:02, 29 July 2020

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	Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris uses this word often and simply assumes others will understand what it is without any explanation.		Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris uses this word often and simply assumes others will understand what it is without any explanation.

	Noviophobia as a name has several problems. First and foremost, Chris uses it to describe jealous feelings towards men in relationships - something which in no way resembles a phobia, which is an ''irrational'' fear or hatred. It also simply refers to boyfriends in abstraction, which isn't an accurate summation of Chris's issue with women who are in relationships. Finally, the word itself is a linguistic abomination; the prefixes for ''-phobia'' should be Greek in origin unless the word does not exist in Greek and cannot be Hellenicised - unsurprisingly, a word for boyfriend does exist in Greek;''αγόρι'', "agori" in the Latin alphabet. Chris's illegitimate phobia would thus technically be considered ''agoriphobia'', although as addressed he possesses no actual phobia at all.		Noviophobia as a name has several problems. First and foremost, Chris uses it to describe jealous feelings towards men in relationships - something which in no way resembles a phobia, which is an ''irrational'' fear or hatred. It also simply refers to boyfriends in abstraction, which isn't an accurate summation of Chris's issue with women who are in relationships. Finally, the word itself is a linguistic abomination; the prefixes for ''-phobia'' should be Greek in origin unless the word does not exist in Greek and cannot be Hellenicised - unsurprisingly, a word for boyfriend does exist in Greek;''αγόρι'', "agori" in the Latin alphabet. Chris's illegitimate phobia would thus technically be considered ''agoriphobia'', although as addressed he possesses no actual phobia at all, plus it would sound too much like "agoraphobia".

	The word has been alternatively spelt as "noiophobia", as it appears in Christian's letter to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' about how ''[[Sprung]]'' has helped this condition. Chris later explained that this was an [[Chris and English\|accidental misspelling]].		The word has been alternatively spelt as "noiophobia", as it appears in Christian's letter to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' about how ''[[Sprung]]'' has helped this condition. Chris later explained that this was an [[Chris and English\|accidental misspelling]].

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	[[File:Nintendochris.JPG\|thumb\|Chris explains his "phobia". Note the text box in the screenshot.]]		[[File:Nintendochris.JPG\|thumb\|Chris explains his "phobia". Note the text box in the screenshot.]]
	[[File:142-QuizGirlfriend.jpg\|thumb\|"I'm sure she is already paired up with some [[jerk]]."]]		[[File:142-QuizGirlfriend.jpg\|thumb\|"I'm sure she is already paired up with some [[jerk]]."]]
	'''Noviophobia''' is a word [[Chris]] created that he describes as his general fear of girls being paired up. While normal people would suggest that this is a form of social anxiety or that Chris is just ~~[[Wikipedia:Love shyness\|~~love shy]], Chris of course felt the need to coin his own term for it.		'''Noviophobia''' is a word [[Chris]] created that he describes as his general fear of girls being paired up. While normal people would suggest that this is a form of social anxiety or that Chris is just love shy, Chris of course felt the need to coin his own term for it.

	Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris uses this word often and simply assumes others will understand what it is without any explanation.		Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris uses this word often and simply assumes others will understand what it is without any explanation.

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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Spanish]]		* [[Chris and Spanish]]

	{{CWC-isms}}		{{CWC-isms}}

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	[[File:Nintendochris.JPG\|thumb\|Chris explains his "phobia". Note the text box in the screenshot.]]		[[File:Nintendochris.JPG\|thumb\|Chris explains his "phobia". Note the text box in the screenshot.]]
	[[File:142-QuizGirlfriend.jpg\|thumb\|"I'm sure she is already paired up with some [[jerk]]."]]		[[File:142-QuizGirlfriend.jpg\|thumb\|"I'm sure she is already paired up with some [[jerk]]."]]
	'''Noviophobia''' is a word [[Chris]] created that he describes as his general fear of girls being paired up. While normal people would suggest that this is a form of social anxiety or that Chris is just ~~[[Wikipedia:Love shyness\|~~love shy]], Chris of course felt the need to coin his own term for it.		'''Noviophobia''' is a word [[Chris]] created that he describes as his general fear of girls being paired up. While normal people would suggest that this is a form of social anxiety or that Chris is just love shy, Chris of course felt the need to coin his own term for it.

	Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris uses this word often and simply assumes others will understand what it is without any explanation.		Chris's noviophobia manifested itself during the first months of his [[Love Quest]], and came to be because the girls he asked would often turn him down on the grounds that they "already had a boyfriend," due to the [[Infinitely-High Boyfriend-Factor]]. This eventually led to Chris's obsession with finding a [[boyfriend-free girl]]. In a moment of typical [[Chris and his Ego\|egotism]], Chris decided his envy and resentment of men with girlfriends was a legitimate phobia, and so formed the word noviophobia by using the [[Spanish]] word ''novio'', meaning "boyfriend", and the English term ''phobia'', derived from the Greek word ''φόβος'' (phóbos), meaning fear. Chris uses this word often and simply assumes others will understand what it is without any explanation.