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petronoia

noun

Etymology

Coined by Ben Brockwell, editor-in-chief of the Oil Price Information Service. Blend of petroleum + paranoia.

  1. learned borrowing from παράνοια
  2. compounded as petronoia — “petroleum + paranoia”

Definitions

  1. Fear and/or paranoia due to the economics of oil and petroleum.

The neighborhood

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