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hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobic

Fear of big words, quite ironic when you think about it

Mitch is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobic, so words like plutoniumscare him.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobe

A person who has hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia; the fear of long words.

"Such a shame, Bryson couldn't get past the second word when we tried doing that weird 'long word spelling quiz', because he was a hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobe; he nearly fainted when he heard the word 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis'..."

by Cnfsn March 22, 2024