Oikophobia

Ok, I thought the same thing when I first saw the word. What can you expect? I don't know Greek.

I thought, "Fear of oiks?"

from the Oxford English Dictionary: oick, oik (OIk). slang. Etym. obscure. Depreciatory schoolboy word for a member of another school; an unpopular or disliked fellow-pupil. Also gen., an obnoxious or unpleasant person; in weakened senses, a 'nit-wit', a 'clot'. Hence 'oikish a., unpleasant, crude; 'oickman (see quot. 1925).

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1925 Dict. Bootham Slang, Hoick,.. spit. Oick,.. to spit; abbreviated form of 'oickman'. Oickman,..labourer, shopkeeper, etc.; also a disparaging term.

1933 A. G. Macdonell England, their England vi. 95 Those privately educated oicks are a pretty grisly set of oicks. Grocers' sons and oicks and what not.

1940 M. Marples Public School Slang 31 Oik, hoik: very widely used and of some age; at Cheltenham (1897) it meant simply a working man, but at Christ's Hospital (1885) it implied someone who spoke Cockney, and at Bootham (1925) someone who spoke with a Yorkshire accent.

But of course, it comes from the same place as "economy".

oeconomia, from Gk. oikonomia "household management," from oikonomos "manager, steward," from oikos "house"

Which makes a bit of sense in thinking about the British Problem.

1: oikophobia: a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of houses, home surroundings, or being in a house , despite the understanding by the phobic individual and reassurance by others that there is no danger. 2: oikophobia: a strong fear of, dislike of, or aversion to houses, home surroundings, or being in a house.

Here's what I mean,

National Union of Teachers (NUT) [yes, it always makes me laugh too] has complained that the concept of "Britishness" lessons in schools is racist:
"At the NUT conference, in Harrogate, Ms Ghale said Education Secretary Alan Johnson had described the 'values we hold very dear in Britain' as 'free speech, tolerance, respect for the rule of law'.

"Well, in what way, I'd like to know, are these values that are not held by the peoples of other countries?" she said.

as well as the playing of Rule Britainia, the displaying of the Union flag or St. George's flag, or any number of other expressions of being what we are.

It's just uncool to be a white anglo, I guess.