2006-06-25 08:24:30 · 9 answers · asked by Martyn L 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The longest "real" word is:
floccinaucinihilipilification- "the act of estimating (something) as worthless".
In the 1970s, there were advertisements for "Lipsmackinthirst quenchinacetastin motivatingoodbuzzincooltalkin highwalkinfast livinevergivincoolfizzin" Pepsi, coining a 100-letter term (no spaces).
In 1975, the 71-letter "Twoallbeefpattiesspecialsauce lettucecheesepicklesonions onasesameseedbun" was used in a McDonald's Restaurant advertisement to describe the Big Mac (no space).
2006-07-01 16:23:57 · answer #1 · answered by ditzychik508 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Something very similar was asked recently; the two best answers were pneumonoultramicro------ and flaucinaucipillifi----- un fortunately Yahoo programs cut the words after they get longer than average, but this will give you where to start looking.
2006-06-25 15:32:47 · answer #2 · answered by fata minerva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pneumonoultramicroscopic-
silicovolcanoconiosis
45 letters
(I had to separate it into 2 lines because Yahoo! Answers cut it off when it was all in a row.)
2006-06-25 17:24:20 · answer #3 · answered by David F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
207,000 letters
The systematic name of DNA is claimed to have 207,000 letters, but has never been written in full.
1,909 letters(the full written longest word)
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2006-06-25 15:31:47 · answer #4 · answered by brandon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
flocinaucinihilipiliphication?
29?
2006-06-25 15:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by someone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always though it was antidisestablishmenterianism but thats obviously wrong
2006-06-25 17:32:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u better chk it out by urslf!
2006-07-02 12:28:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/l/longestword.html
2006-06-25 15:28:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
supercalifragilisticespialidocious or
antidisestablishmentarianism ?
2006-06-25 15:29:01 · answer #9 · answered by robinhoodcb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋