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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobics

Person with fear of very long words.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobics
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobics might want to stay away from Friday's presentation of the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which starts at 8 P.M. on ABC.
-From the San Francisco Chronicle, May 25, 2008. Ironic note: The Chronicle misspelled the word with ...quippe... Spelling spelling corrected in example
by Gary Lindsay May 26, 2008
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the fear of long words, which, ironically, is so ridiculously long that even people without hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia may get overwhelmed by it
Pam: so you have hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
Ellen: SHHH
Pam: *grins*
Ellen: don't you dare
Pam: iiiiiiiiiit's SUPERCALIFRAGILI--
Ellen: *runs away, screaming*
by fanwaffles March 23, 2015
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George: Kaleidoscopical

Tom: HOLY FUCK

George: dude whats your problem your acting like you have hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Tom: Dude seriously SHUT THE FUCK UP
by spencer hastings November 30, 2013
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Fear of big words, quite ironic when you think about it
Mitch is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobic, so words like plutoniumscare him.
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A ridiculously long word describing the phobia of one towards long words. Very ironic ah. ha. ha.
Hey Clark: Hey I heard you have hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Clark: TOM DON'T ASHDHGSDSFDOIRYUIER!!!! *mumbles random shit being scared out of his underwear*

Tom: Hehehehe, how do you tell the psychiatrist?

Clark: I have hipposdjsdjksdhjjds!!! *mumbles vacuous crap in terror*
by Double Trouble and the dog. March 18, 2012
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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: an, innapropriaitely named, fear of long words.
Catherine: You look positively petrified, my good sire. Do you possess hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, by chance?
Jimmy: Yeah, I have hippopotomonst- FUCK WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIEE!! LOCK THE DOORS!! LOCK THE DOOORRRRS!!
by JanisTheLunchLady November 5, 2013
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Jimmy: Antidisestablishmentarianism.
Joe: STOP IT!!!
Jimmy: you have a major case of Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
by nunya bizness! January 4, 2008
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