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- noun Alternative form of
germaphobe .
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Examples
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"germophobe" -- was "bombed in the face" during the group's opening number, at which point his bass tech "wiped most of it off with a sanitary wipe."
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Followill, who describes himself as a "germophobe," said there was already poop on his pedal and carpet when he walked out on stage.
Socialite Life 2010
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So they played three songs, during which time a bird pooped on Jared Followill (the fellow who plays lead bass and is also a self-described "germophobe", according to a
Nashville Scene 2010
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The index entries include "Hillblom, Larry Lee, cheapness of," "Hillblom, Larry Lee, negativity and paranoia of" and "Hillblom, Larry Lee, as germophobe."
Overnight and Underage Wayne Curtis 2012
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They can be programmed so that a germophobe can simply wave an ID card in front of a reader and be shuttled to the proper floor without actually touching a button.
The Most Awkward Meeting Katherine Rosman 2011
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Washing at a laundromat is one of the most frightening things a germophobe can do.
Anhedonia (excerpt) Laura Preble 2010
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This, I believe, is one of God's roguish jokes: pair an obese, codependent woman blithely unaware of infectious disease with a thin, reclusive germophobe cursed with an obsessive-compulsive desire to be left alone.
Anhedonia (excerpt 2) Laura Preble 2010
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This is slightly more newsworthy than the Bush-germophobe story.
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The result is a list that can comfort even the most neurotic germophobe.
Avital Binshtock: Green Washing -- the Good Kind Avital Binshtock 2011
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The result is a list that can comfort even the most neurotic germophobe.
Avital Binshtock: Green Washing -- the Good Kind Avital Binshtock 2011
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