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  1. etymology - What is the story behind the word ...

    Aug 26, 2010 · 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 …

  2. ELI5: Why is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia the fear of long ...

    Aug 27, 2014 · ELI5: Why is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia the fear of long words, considering it's length?

  3. 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 …

  4. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. : r/words - Reddit

    Oct 28, 2020 · 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 …

  5. Fun fact: Did you know the fear of long words is called ... - Reddit

    Mar 24, 2024 · One-Bookkeeper-1410 Fun fact: Did you know the fear of long words is called "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia"

  6. 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…

  7. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: The Ironic Word Thread

    Jul 19, 2009 · Intricately I, currently delirious of utter excitement and foolishly deliberating on the potentiallity of a thread such as this, have decided to dedicate a full post to words of the dictionary …

  8. antonyms - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 13, 2018 · 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 …

  9. Who named the fear if long words …

    Nov 4, 2020 · Like who was like “lets make the fear of long words, the second biggest word in the English language.

  10. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia : r/memes - Reddit

    Nov 24, 2022 · Memes! A way of describing cultural information being shared. An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by …