In 2008, a new term was coined by the UK Post Office to describe someone who has an irrational fear of being without his or her cell phone. What did they call it?

"Nomophobia" is short for "no-mobile-phone phobia," and it was coined partially in jest by the UK Post Office more than 12 years ago. While it is now considered a real phobia, it's generally a symptom of a larger problem of addiction to digital media in modern society.

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