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Antidisestablishmentarianism (n) - opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

(Something a rather zelatous person I know mentioned to me)

Lethologica (n) - the inability to remember a word or put your finger on the right word

Moon_Lover wrote:Antidisestablishmentarianism (n) - opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

(Something a rather zelatous person I know mentioned to me)

Oh no! Its history class all over again!

Never actually heard it refrenced (personally) but that person.
My favorite case-specific password

Moon_Lover wrote:Antidisestablishmentarianism (n) - opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

(Something a rather zelatous person I know mentioned to me)

my mom taught me that word in 2nd grade and i always that it was SO cool meh

I found a list:

users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/unuwords.htm

cwm (pronounced coom)
niche or role



yup, the "w" is used as a vowel!

Flokkipakkimississification (unsure on spelling, I spelt it phoenetically)
It means 'the unnessessary use of long words'

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
'The fear of long words'. Does anyone else find that so incredibly cruel?

(more ironic really)

Siderism -> belief that stars influence human affairs.
Misosophy -> hatred of knowledge or wisdom.

theomancy
divination using the bible

fortyllan
to lead astray

tillen or tullen
to draw or pull

Chettle: the crumbs and bits of food that fall into your keyboard

Two for ya

Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism - an inherited disorder that closely simulates the symptoms, but not the consequences of pseudohypoparathyroidism, thus it has mild or no manifestations of hypoparathyroidism or tetanic convulsions.


Floccinaucinihilipilification - The act or habit of describing or regarding something as worthless.

syzygy- the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system

Syzygy wrote: Hou jou bek! - Shut up.

Hou zelf je bek.

Edit: In case you didn't notice, that was Dutch, not German.

Legerdemain- (n) skill in or practice of feats of magic, jugglery, etc.; sleight of hand. (A synonym for this is prestidigitation. Go figure.)

Defenestration- (n) the act of throwing a person or thing out of a window; most famously used to describe an incident in Prague, 1618, that triggered prolonged conflict within Bohemia.

Pog mo thoin- kiss my a$$

Hope I spelled that right. GO IRISH GAELIC!

lugubrious (comparative more lugubrious, superlative most lugubrious)

Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree.
The poor lighting and sparse maintenance of many buildings, plus the rarefied traffic on its wide boulevards made the overall effect that Pyongyang had on the tourist distinctly lugubrious.
His client's lugubrious expression tipped the detective off to the fact that there was something lurking beneath the surface of her seemingly optimistic words.

rhodomontade --
This word ought to be in wider use, considering how often its referent shows up in Usenet newsgroups. A synonym for "bombast", it refers to pretentious self-promotion, blustery bragging, and like that. Can be a noun, adjective, or intransitive verb. Can be spelled with or without the "h", but I like it better with.



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