ailihphilia

English

Etymology

Deliberately constructed to be a palindrome, combining the suffix -philia with its reversed spelling.

Noun

ailihphilia (uncountable)

1. (humorous, nonce word) A love of palindromes.
   • 1996 August 25, :Sparky: [username], “Gynadromorphophiliac Question”, in soc.support.transgendered‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Of course, there is also ailihphilia (palindrome fetishism). X-(:^)

   • 1999 September 30, Steve Barnes, “Re: The fear”, in rec.humor‎^[2] (Usenet):

     A fear of Palindromes......
     I have ailihphilia.

   • 2006, Richard Lederer, Word Wizard: Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word Magic, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 232:

     Ladies and gentlemen! Children of all ages! We now present an exclusive interview with the Palindromedary himself, the two-way statement made flesh. This camel is a talking animal smitten with ailihphilia—the love of palindromes.

Antonyms

• aibohphobia