ok you all are going to think i'm insane but i have a fascination with really long words (but don't get me wrong i can barely pronounce anemone, like nemo!!!!!!!) anyway i was wondering if anyone had some really long words i could learn how to say and look even more weird! p.s for some reason i would love it if they started with the letter a (lol i'm weird!)
2006-12-11 09:10:28 · 21 answers · asked by Criss Angel 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Antidisestablishmentarianism
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2006-12-11 09:12:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I found these at the website listed below. Yahoo cuts them short so click the link to see the full spelling.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalians
(really, really, REALLY long words)
Aequeosalinocalcalinosetaceoaluminosocupreovitriolic
(52 letters; a word coined by 16th century medical writer Edward Strother to describe the spa waters at Bath.
Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
(45 letters long; America's longest place, it refers to a lake near Webster, Massachusetts. Translation: "You fish on the left side, I'll fish on the right side, no one fishes in the middle."
cholangiocholecystocholedochectomy
(34 letters; a cutting out of the hepatic duct, common bile duct, and gall bladder. Yummy.)
floccinaucinihilipilification
(29 letters, the categorizing of something as worthless trivia.)
gynotikolobomassophile
(22 letters; one who likes to nibble on a woman's earlobe)
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
(58 letters long; the place in Gwynedd, North Wales, famed for its railway ticket lengthsduh! Translation: "St. Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the Red Cave."
lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaome litokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopelei olagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon
(189 letters; a ghoulash composed of all the leftovers from the meals of the leftovers from the meals of the last two weeksfrom Aristophanes' The Ecclesiaszusae)
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
(45 letters long; refers to a lung disease resulting from breathing very fine dust).
Pseudoantidisestablishmentarianism
(34 letters; refers to "false opposition to the withdrawal of state support from a Church.")
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
(34 letters; easily the most obscure word on this page, it means "atoning for extreme and delicate beauty while highly educable")
2006-12-11 09:20:54 · answer #2 · answered by Random Person 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever hear the alphabet song as sung by Big Bird from Sesame Street? He actually says the entire alphabet as a word, and sings it, really quite cute, AND... it starts with the letter "A". When said as an entire word, it is pronounced:
Ab-ka-def-g(hard g sound)ee-jeckel-munop-kyear-stoov-wickz-izz.
Download it, it's a fun one! Good luck! :)
2006-12-11 09:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by spamneggzzz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about antidisestablishmentarianism. This is the longest word in the English language.
Definition: An establishment that is against establishments that are against establishments. I'm serious.
I learned this word my freshman year in High School.
http://www.handlethetruth.net
2006-12-11 09:15:46 · answer #4 · answered by truth_handler 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Asterbenogflanderflausy
2006-12-11 09:38:07 · answer #5 · answered by Patrick 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stoplookingatenglishwordsandlearngreekorlatin
2006-12-11 10:02:00 · answer #6 · answered by M_Palidin_2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acetasalacilic acid
2006-12-11 09:19:01 · answer #7 · answered by gaiagurl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hallucination(13), PANCREATICODUODENOSTOMIES (25)
(has all the vowels in alphabetical order)
hyberventilation(15), chronilogical,(13)seismologist(12)meditation,(10)administration(14)
2006-12-11 09:23:31 · answer #8 · answered by Mo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
abarticulation- dislocation of a joint
achromotricia- grey hair
arachnaphobia- fear of spiders
anaphylaxis- ype one allergic reaction
There's a bunch more, but most were types of chemical reactions
2006-12-11 09:22:37 · answer #9 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your spelling is great, but can't you use some capital letters and punctuation?
2006-12-11 09:13:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋