2006-08-20 04:34:36 · 13 answers · asked by kiara 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is the 34-lettered song title from the 1964 Walt Disney film Mary Poppins. As a song title, it is a proper noun, but the word, and variations, has entered the English language as an adjective and an adverb. It is one of the longest words in the English language. According to the Sherman Brothers, the word was created by them when they were boys at summer camp.
The song describes using the word as a miraculous way to talk oneself out of difficult situations, and even as a way to change one's life. The song appears in the film's animated sequence where Mary Poppins is harangued by reporters after winning a horse race and responds to one claiming there are not words to describe her feelings of the moment. Mary disagrees with that and begins the song about one word she can use.
The word itself has obscure origins, pertaining as to when it was first used, but the roots are fairly clear, as Richard Lederer wrote in his book Crazy English: super- "above," cali- "beauty," fragilistic- "delicate," expiali- "to atone," and docious- "educable," the sum meaning roughly "Atoning for extreme and delicate beauty while still being highly educable." This is the perfect word for Mary Poppins to use, being that she thinks of herself as incredibly beautiful but also extremely intelligent, which makes up for it.
2006-08-20 04:41:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That word is in the Mary Poppins movie and believe it or not, it's actually in the dictionary as the longest word in the English language. It's meaning is beautiful and great. I think it's only in the recent dictionaries though.
2006-08-20 04:42:45 · answer #2 · answered by sue_sun28 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marry Poppins.
"supercalafragilisticexpialidocious."
2006-08-20 04:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's from the movie (and possibly the book) Mary Poppins and it is a nonsense word with no meaning.
2006-08-20 04:39:50 · answer #4 · answered by Rosasharn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a made up word from Mary Poppins I believe.
2006-08-20 04:40:18 · answer #5 · answered by Eric 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to rent the video for a movie called Mary Poppins.
2006-08-20 04:40:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word itself has obscure origins, pertaining as to when it was first used, but the roots are fairly clear, as Richard Lederer wrote in his book Crazy English: super- "above," cali- "beauty," fragilistic- "delicate," expiali- "to atone," and docious- "educable," the sum meaning roughly "Atoning for extreme and delicate beauty while still being highly educable." This is the perfect word for Mary Poppins to use, being that she thinks of herself as incredibly beautiful but also extremely intelligent, which makes up for it.
2006-08-20 04:43:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask Mary Poppins. I really don't think it's a real word.
2006-08-20 04:40:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary Poppins
Its just fun to sing
2006-08-20 04:40:25 · answer #9 · answered by aww_garsh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary Poppins ???
2006-08-20 04:39:51 · answer #10 · answered by thecat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋