onomania

onomania
An obsessive tendency to attach names to inanimate objects. Further symptoms include referring to objects using gender-specific pronouns. Origin is Greek's onoma for name.

Have you seen my sock Billy? He's been missing for days now; I'm getting worried.


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  • onomania — An obsessive tendency to attach names to inanimate objects. Further symptoms include referring to objects using gender specific pronouns. Origin is Greek s onoma for name. Have you seen my sock Billy? He s been missing for days now; I m getting… …   Dictionary of american slang

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