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fobo
noun 2
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4ADJ.
still
VERB + FOBO
experience, invoked, started
PREP.
with
ADV.
actually
Definitions
noun
1
Initialism of fear of a better option.
The whole thing actually started with FOBO, or Fear of a Better Option. It was the term I came up with to explain the fact that everyone I knew at school was always looking for something better.
[…] others referred to option paralysis (a term popularized by Black Mirror); still others invoked FOBO (“fear of a better option”).
2
Initialism of fear of bad outcomes.
I have since adopted this strategy for myself to defuse FOBO. “Wouldn't it be nice if my presentation today went well!”
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The whole thing actually started with FOBO, or Fear of a Better Option. It was the term I came up with to explain the fact that everyone I knew at school was always looking for something better.
Wiktionary02
[…] others referred to option paralysis (a term popularized by Black Mirror); still others invoked FOBO (“fear of a better option”).
Wiktionary03
Try choosing a large cap mutual fund and you will experience a FOBO.
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