Definder - what does the word mean?

What is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

A fear of long words. Referred to as squippedaliophobia most often as basically no one knows how to pronounce the word.

I have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Oh no! A long word! *hides in corner*

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hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - video


Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - what is it?

Meaning the fear of long words and is ironically the longest word in the phobia listings.

Alex suffers from hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, and refuses to learn larger more complex words

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What does "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia" mean?

the fear of long words

The boy had hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - what does it mean?

The fear of big words...I ain't playin...

The poor man suffers from hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - meaning

A word that some jerk wad decided to make in order to scare all people with the fear of long words... yeah, I went there...

Doctor: Here comes that kid whos afraid of long words...
Kid: hya
Doctor: So how's your hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia coming along?
Kid: Screams, kicks doctor in the balls, runs away!

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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - definition

the fear of rly long words... ironic right?

Bob: "What do you suffer from?"
Tom: "Oh, um, that long word thing"
Bob: "Ohh you mean Hippopo-"
Tom"DONT SAY IT"
Bob: "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?"
Tom: *runs away screamin*

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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - slang

Basically phobophobia (afraid of being afraid) but means fear of long words. Named by some random jerk who was prob a bully. More commonly known as sesquippedaliophobia.

Doctor: So, Bob, how are you doing?
Mom: Actually whenever I say a long word he screams and runs like crazy
Doctor: Mmmhmm,ok.
*some tests later*
Doctor: Bob, I am afraid to tell you that you have hippopotomonstro-
Bob: Please no *covers ears*
Doctor: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
Bob: *screams and runs like crazy*

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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

a phobia where people are afraid of long words!....

doctor:i think you have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia sir, a fear of long words!

Patient: i have hippopotomonssss.....aaaah!!!*starts crying* i cant do this! please! why so long, aaah!! *runs out of the room.*

doctor: they should come up with a shorter name.......

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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

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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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

It is actually the never ending fear of long words .
If you don't believe me look it up

Alice: So doc' is there anything wrong
Doc: I'm affraid you have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
Alice: AAAAAAARGH MAKE IT STOP PLEASE NO AAAAAAAAARG
Doc: they should make an abreviation for this ...

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