Bub-ble-pho-bia [buhb-uhl-FOH-bee-uh] n.
1. An abnormal fear of filling in bubbles on standardized tests
2. A severe dislike of instructions containing phrases such as "No. 2 pencil," "Erase completely," and "Do not go on until instructed to do so"
3. An annoyance or irritation related to instructors' expecting students to memorize things such as how to calculate the super-period of a coupled harmonic oscillator, but not believing in their ability to remember how to "fill in the bubble completely" from year to year
4. rarely A fear of other objects somehow related to the test-bubble, such as the test mass or the soap bubble
Language of Origin: ACTese to IBan
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1 comment:
u also could never forgot the instant fear that is sensed by a select (and may i say awesome) few when people entire, or let alone even poke, their personal bubble.
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