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- etymology - What is the story behind the word . . .
Sesquipedalian means having many syllables, and you'll probably know what phobia means Thus, "sesquipedaliophobia" is an irrational fear of words with many syllables The prefixes "hippopoto-" and "monstro-", as you might guess, are not there to add anything in terms of meaning, in fact they are rather nonsensical Their only purpose is to make the word longer, in a witty and cruel, sarcastic
- antonyms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
If hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is a real word (which it arguably is), then surely so is its logical -philia counterpart At least, anyone who can be expected to know the former can also be expected to immediately understand the latter
- ELI5: Why is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia the fear of long . . .
ELI5: Why is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia the fear of long words, considering it's length?
- Who named the fear if long words Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia . . .
Like who was like “lets make the fear of long words, the second biggest word in the English language
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia : r nosleep - Reddit
The fear of long words Yes, whoever coined such a long name for this phobia was cruel I’ve heard that joke a thousand times But do you know what isn’t funny? The story of why I fear long words And it’s a story that I’m going to tell here in the hope that it makes people think twice before being callous I can’t speak for others with this phobia, of course, but I can tell you how
- Fun fact: Did you know the fear of long words is called . . . - Reddit
One-Bookkeeper-1410 Fun fact: Did you know the fear of long words is called "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia"
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia : r memes - Reddit
131 votes, 15 comments 28M subscribers in the memes community Memes! A way of describing cultural information being shared An element of a culture…
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. : r words - Reddit
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia Defined as “the fear of long words” You know, English is truly something else, but honestly, can we just take a moment to truly appreciate this word for not only its irony but how well it flows (once you finally learn how to pronounce it)?
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