Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

The fear of Long words

Jimmy: Antidisestablishmentarianism.
Joe: STOP IT!!!
Jimmy: you have a major case of Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

by nunya bizness! January 4, 2008

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian

Pertains to a very long word.

Antidisestablishmentarianism is exceedingly hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian, but cannot compete with floccinaucinihilipilification.

by Ivor Biggen March 29, 2004

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

The fear of long words.

Person 1: Hey, I just got diagnosed with Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (a lung disease).

Person 2: AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

Person 1: Oh, do you have Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia?

Person 2: AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

by JJJake June 30, 2023

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Fear of Long Words. Go figure

Those who are reading this probably have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

by CrAzYtAlKeR46 January 24, 2005

hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

a phobia where people are afraid of long words!....

doctor:i think you have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia sir, a fear of long words!

Patient: i have hippopotomonssss.....aaaah!!!*starts crying* i cant do this! please! why so long, aaah!! *runs out of the room.*

doctor: they should come up with a shorter name.......

by lalala#4 February 6, 2014

hippopotamonstrosesquippedalian

hippopotamonstrosesquippedalian refers to a long word, such as itself.

People who fear long words are said to have hippopotamonstrosesquippedaliaphobia

Man 1:Antidisestablishmentarianism is a hippopotamonstrosesquippedalian word.

Man 2: what in the blue hell does that mean?

by kingpaladin August 5, 2005

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

The fear of long words - that's ironic.

"Hey Judy, don't you have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?" *Judy runs away frothing at the mouth*

by LauraLOVESPius June 28, 2006