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xirondroidx t1_j2cl8mw wrote
ba dum tiss
Uranus_Hz t1_j2cne0i wrote
I thought it was antidisestablishmentarianism
Medical/scientific terms shouldnât count.
SeraxOfTolos t1_j2cuyhc wrote
It actually is, the definition of phenom-xxxxxx is a fake word made up to become the longest word in the dictionary, it's since been taken over to mean a type of lung cancer cause by volcanic ash
SithRose t1_j2cy08l wrote
I mean, it's pretty literally the meaning of the German style Latin root compound word anyhow...
Bokbreath t1_j2cm7fm wrote
Thought it was 'smiles' because there's a mile between the first and last letter ...
mtreddit4 t1_j2cmpq6 wrote
Get out of here with your freedom units - everyone knows there is a kilometer between the first and last letter.
ElfMage83 t1_j2dfwrj wrote
Kilometers are shorter than miles, which you'd know if you learned both systems like Americans do.
Besides, the modern mile is based on the ancient Roman mile (mille passus, where each pace is ~30 inches), far older than either metric or US customary length. A modern mile is roughly twice as long as a Roman mile.
GetsGold t1_j2cme3x wrote
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosises.
dbmr69 t1_j2cmfau wrote
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
midlife_crisis_ t1_j2cpn9y wrote
Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-I Um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-I
I_Agree_If_Disagree t1_j2ck9q8 wrote
disagree
PNW_Original t1_j2cnjul wrote
I always heard it was smiles. There's a mile between each S.
mic3ttaa OP t1_j2d2g4c wrote
ba dum tss
Vlacas12 t1_j2cvfql wrote
"is a made up word [...] It has sometimes been used as a synonym for the occupational disease known as silicosis, but it should not be as most silicosis is not related to mining of volcanic dusts, and no evidence of silicosis has been found in populations exposed to crystalline silica in volcanic ash.
Clinical and toxicological research conducted on volcanic crystalline silica has found little to no evidence of its ability to cause silicosis/pneumoconiosis-like diseases and geochemical anlayses have shown that there are inherent factors in the crystalline structure which may render volcanic crystalline silica much less pathogenic than some other forms of crystalline silica." [Emphasis mine]
graebot t1_j2dih1t wrote
All words are made up. If a reputable dictionary has added it to their book, then it's an official word, regardless of how it got there.
Vlacas12 t1_j2dis9u wrote
It was especially made up for that reason, to be the longest word in the English language, and the use OP stated in the title is very much criticized by the scientific community. I am mostly criticizing OP's clickbait title, not the word itself.
Vladius28 t1_j2coixx wrote
I remember this because one HotforWords
BensonAxel t1_j2d22yy wrote
I knew this, actually. It also contains 45 letters.
PlayingCarded t1_j2d9bap wrote
I knew Iâd heard that word before.
Hattix t1_j2ddgar wrote
The word was invented in 1935 by Everett M. Smith, president of the American National Puzzler's League, a crossword society. Members of the NPL campaigned for it to be included in popular dictionaries.
Oxford defines it as "an artificial word". The condition is actually just called "silicosis", which is a type of pneumoconiosis.
St-Jules t1_j2dy45b wrote
Sandlung
CranstonBickle t1_j2e70vw wrote
Can't remember which game show it was in the UK, but the objective was you were given three letters and had to come up with the longest word including them in the order they were given.
This word was used almost weekly as anyone who appeared cottoned on to it pretty quick
herbw t1_j2e8emc wrote
& the reason we docs do not put such a word on the charts is because of Writer's cramp if any should. That word is simply NOT used.
herbw t1_j2e8t3y wrote
Is the Welsh place name of "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"
the longest word?
InsaneDane t1_j2fe4dz wrote
I remember living on the shores of Lake CharÂgoggÂaÂgoggÂmanÂchauggÂaÂgoggÂchauÂbunÂaÂgungÂaÂmaugg, treating my pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis with a strict regiment of floccinaucinihilipilification, but just ended up developing a case of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
MpVpRb t1_j2fe8ac wrote
German: Hold my beer
st1r t1_j2fghhi wrote
PUMSVC, or PMS for short
GeneOtheGreen t1_j2ckrcx wrote
Just saying it will take your breath away đ¨