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sesquipedalian

(adj): given to the overuse of long words
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16 days ago Logophilius said:

Sesquipedalian literally means "a foot and a half long, which begs the question: is anyone making nerd-centric porn?

9 months ago elisa said:

almost sounds like a reptile.

11 months ago yarb said:

*sides split open, head falls off*

11 months ago sionnach said:

yarb: Have you ever noticed that hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian is itself a *very long word*?

Pretty hilarious, nicht wahr?

11 months ago chained_bear said:

I will not! It's very cute on the Wordie.org merch onesie for babies!

11 months ago Dimélion said:

it's a conspiracy! boycott this word!

about 1 year ago smeggo said:

Why use a sesquipedalian word when you can opt for a lilliputian one?

about 1 year ago Bodhi said:

http://qwantz.com/archive/000257.html

I'm glad we had this little talk!

about 1 year ago kalkiwendy said:

This was my grandmother's very favorite word. It is an inheritance. I dearly love it.

about 1 year ago yarb said:

Now that this noisome, beastly word is at the top of the "most-wordied" list, and being picked up by each new user like a dose of the clap at a wartime whorehouse, it seems set fair to infect Wordie, the internet and the entire universe.

about 1 year ago dontcry said:

Mmmmm, icing!

about 1 year ago bilby said:

And icing!

about 1 year ago yarb said:

Can we please have a moratorium on this word.

about 1 year ago MiaLuthien said:

Literally, "one-and-a-half feet".

about 1 year ago gangerh said:

Now really blow them away, 'gus, with sesquidedalian! And, of course, schadenfreudgeon.

about 1 year ago Prolagus said:

A colleague of mine could not believe I knew this word and its meaning. Oh, wordie...

about 1 year ago dontcry said:

Uh,oh. I sense another eye-punching may be in the offing...

"etceteraed" *snort!*

about 1 year ago sionnach said:

yarb: have you ever thought about how short is a short word?

about 1 year ago yarb said:

Next time someone points out to me that sesquipedalian is - ha ha! - actually - god this is funny! - a long word!! I think I will poke them in the eye.

A stupid, smug, slapped-arse of a word.

about 1 year ago bilby said:

Because there were signs up saying the streams were protected habitat for platypus breeding, hence no fishing, swimming, etc.

I might have etceteraed once in the creek when no-one was looking *blushes*.

about 1 year ago Asativum said:

If the platypuses were streaming, wouldn't you have seen them? And if not, how did you know they were platypus streams?

about 1 year ago bilby said:

I grew up next to platypus streams and I never saw one in the wild. Might have seen the tail of one. Once.

about 1 year ago dontcry said:

I just don't know why but whenever I see this word, I see a duck-billed platypus. Maybe it's his feet...

about 1 year ago whichbe said:

Elitists!

about 1 year ago bridiekent said:

Wordie is sooooooo sesquipedalian. Did someone say that? It seems like someone should have.

about 1 year ago prasadkdr said:

sesquipedalian approach to words is the biggest destroyer of true poetry

about 1 year ago bilby said:

"An Australian man facing assault charges for throwing a snowball at a co-worker refused a plea bargain and instead insisted on a trial to clear his name, his mother said.
Andrew Thistleton, who was a seasonal ski shop worker at the Copper Mountain resort last February, says he playfully tossed the snowball at Michelle Oehlert as she and her boyfriend waited for a bus. Prosecutors described the incident as a malicious attack with an "iceball".
A judge yesterday declared a mistrial after Oehlert brought up new allegations during her testimony.
Officials indicated Oehlert said when that Thistleton "tried to make me feel stupid by using big words to make himself feel better - sometimes he'd brush his hand against my behind".
No sexual misconduct allegation was ever discussed before the trial started. The new allegations led to a mistrial being declared and the scheduling of a new trial to start this week." - The Age online, 9 Dec 2007.

over 2 years ago rocksinmypockets said:

And it looks good on a Onesie!

over 2 years ago chained_bear said:

But it FEELS so good to SAAAAAY... Mmm... sesquipedalian...

over 2 years ago fearraigh said:

Wordy; bad wordy, not good Wordie

over 2 years ago arby said:

Too show-offy for my taste. This is the kind of word people put in crossword puzzles to be cute.

over 2 years ago bbolman said:

Whenever I want to use big words to confuse folks, this one always pops up.

over 2 years ago billifer said:

thecosas describes it in a very non-sesquipedalian way!

over 2 years ago thecosas said:

Its a word that describes itself, and chances are that if you know it, it also describes you :o)

over 2 years ago anotherfailedattempt said:

I love that the word sesquipedalian is pretty long itself.

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