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Akdom Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Swashbucklaphobia

I think this is a madeup word. But what does it mean in this context?

"Some of us wonder if our current Overseas Contingency Operation would even be needed had the last administration not been so quick to label Pirates as "thieves," "terrorists" and worse. Such swashbucklaphobia can lead to tragic results, as we have seen this week."
  

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Fear of pirates, who are sometimes said to be "swashbuckling."

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