Pn... Pn... pneumonovolcaneosisexpialidocious
by FakeWordsYouThinkAreFake October 24, 2017
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On Feb. 23, 1935, the New York Herald-Tribune reported on page 3:
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico volcano-koniosis succeeded electrophotomicrographically as the longest word in the English language recognized by the National Puzzlers' League at the opening session of the organization's 103d semi-annual meeting held yesterday at the Hotel New Yorker.
The puzzlers explained that the forty-five-letter word is the name of a special form of silicosis caused by ultra-microscopic particles of siliceous volcanic dust.
On Feb. 23, 1935, the New York Herald-Tribune reported on page 3:
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilico volcano-koniosis succeeded electrophotomicrographically as the longest word in the English language recognized by the National Puzzlers' League at the opening session of the organization's 103d semi-annual meeting held yesterday at the Hotel New Yorker.
The puzzlers explained that the forty-five-letter word is the name of a special form of silicosis caused by ultra-microscopic particles of siliceous volcanic dust.
by Aaron M Smith October 17, 2006
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1. A disease gotten from inhalation of diminative particles of silica or quartz.
Pneumono - Lung
Ultra Microscopic - Very small/fine
silico volcano - igneous, silica
coniosis - disease
; Black Lung
Pneumono - Lung
Ultra Microscopic - Very small/fine
silico volcano - igneous, silica
coniosis - disease
; Black Lung
by Kyle Zager January 6, 2005
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Me: "some really long disease name but its not the longest."
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Me: "the chemical name for titin which is to long for me to type."
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some random person: "So then what's the longest word?"
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by hayNay November 21, 2018
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A disease of the lungs aquirable by the inhalation of silica dust.
A disease of the lungs aquirable by the inhalation of silica dust.
Dude! That guy was diagnosed with pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicavolcanoconiosis yesterday. What a bummer!
by Stephen Corwin May 13, 2005
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2:The longest word in the english language.
2:The longest word in the english language.
by Pepe Russelton April 19, 2009
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Exceeded electrophotomicrographically as the longest recognized word in English.
Exceeded electrophotomicrographically as the longest recognized word in English.
Me: *COUGH*
You: Dude, stop smoking.
Me: I don't smoke.
You: Yes, you do.
Me: No, I have pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
You: Dude, stop smoking.
Me: I don't smoke.
You: Yes, you do.
Me: No, I have pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
by OfEternity July 7, 2005
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