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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia 

the medical name for a phobia of long words

HOW FUCKING RETARDED IS THAT???!?!?!?!!1
whoever made this up must have been on acid.
principal: Stacy, whould you like to participate in the school spelling bee this year?

Stacy: no.

Principal: Why not?

Stacy: because i have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
(Stacy starts screaming bloody murder)

hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia 

Meaning the fear of long words and is ironically the longest word in the phobia listings.
Alex suffers from hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, and refuses to learn larger more complex words

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia 

I am so afraid of long words, i have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia 

bob- hey joe i heard you have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

joe- holy shit big word run

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia 

A supposed fear where one is afraid of long words.
A psychiatrist is in his office, and a patient walks in.

After some talking, the psychiatrist says "Sir, I'm afraid you have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia."

The patient shouts, "GOOD LORD, MAN! MAKE IT STOP!" and walks out the door.

hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia 

A fear of long words. Referred to as squippedaliophobia most often as basically no one knows how to pronounce the word.
I have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. Oh no! A long word! *hides in corner*