Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

[Scout]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. Does anyone else find it totally messed that the name of the phobia is itself a long word? I bet that was done deliberately too LOL.

 

[Xerent]

HAHA THATS SO HILARIOUS!

Good job to whoever made that word and knew what it defined

 

[Nebulous]

Im not even going to try to attempt to pronounce that word. Someone record their attempts and attach them to this thread.

 

[Madyy]

http://tinypic.com/r/2mri42a/6



I knew the phobia was a long word...just couldn't remember what it was.

 

[hotspot]

I've heard of the word before, It's so messed up that it's so long. It's like it's laughing at people who are afraid of long words.

 

[sdrawkcab]

who thought of that? what an awesome word

 

[MysticSky]

ahaha, I tried to prounounce it very slowly.. I think I did good.

Can't record with this puter though.

 

[Raven]

I find it really silly that a fear of long words has an extra long title like that haha.

 

[MrMetroid]

lol I wonder what it would be like if someone announced that they had that fear. It would be like I have... hippopot... Ahhh!

 

[Ashley]

LOL, I saw that and my first impression was WTF! I thhought there was some weird animal with that name or something. Hah. Like Nebulous, I'm not even going to bother to try to announce it.

 

[McConnaughay]

I imagine when the doctors tell them that they have the disease they scream

 

[Ashley]

I probably wouldn't scream... I would just be ridicoulously dumbfounded lol.