What is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?
1.
...a fear of long words
I suffer from HippopotomonYEEEAAAAARRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2.
Perfect example of irony.
OMG! a big word!
"Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia"
Run away!
3.
fear of long words
Doctor: I'm afraid you have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
Patient: AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Don't say that word!!!!!!!!!!
4.
A word someone made up to screw with people who are diagnosed with a
C'mon you know it's true!
Person who coined the term: So what's her deal?
Colleague: Oh, she's afraid of long words. Do we even have a word for that?
Person who coined the term: You know what we should call it? Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia!
Colleague: That's just wrong.
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5.
The fear of long words - that's ironic.
"Hey Judy, don't you have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?" *Judy runs away frothing at the mouth*
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6.
Fear of Long Words. Go figure
Those who are reading this probably have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
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Ironically, the fear of long words.
"sesquippedalio" relates to long words
"phobia" is an irrational fear
"hippopoto" and "monstro" (short for hippopotamus and monster) exaggerate the length of the word
synonym: sesquippedaliophobia means exactly the same thing
alt spellings: "pedalio" instead of "ppedalio"
guy: I have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. *(guy starts hyperventilating)*
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