The longest English word [Archive]

Leslie

5/05/06, 07:16pm

without hyphens, and not from a reference or technical book is... floccinaucinihilipilification - It means to talk about things or people in a way that makes them seem unimportant

29 letters. Holy crap.

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I'd thought it was antidisestablishmentarianism.

Dave

5/05/06, 08:03pm

great...i'm goning to have a tough time working that one into a conversation...

Gato_Solo

5/06/06, 01:33am

without hyphens, and not from a reference or technical book is... floccinaucinihilipilification - It means to talk about things or people in a way that makes them seem unimportant

29 letters. Holy crap.

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I'd thought it was antidisestablishmentarianism.

That word was used in a TV ad, wasn't it?

rrfield

5/06/06, 02:30am

I'd thought it was antidisestablishmentarianism.

So did I! Now I believe in nothing!

highwayman

5/06/06, 05:00am

Then pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism is out of the question it's 30 letters and the definition is not close...
Then I would guess floccinaucinihilipilification...