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Sesquipedalianist

A person who uses long, unusual, sometimes obscure words in speech or writing.
You can be quite the sesquipedalianist.
Sesquipedalianist by Aneles March 13, 2010

Sesquipedalophobia 

Fear of long words.
Imagine the diagonosis...:

Doctor: Well son, we found out what you have...

Patient: Yes, doctor?

Doctor: You have Sesquipedalophobia.

Patient: Holy shit! That's a long ass word! I'm fucking scared and I'm going to go kill myself!

Doctor: Damn, I can NEVER get thru that damn diagonosis with ANYBODY. SHIT!
Sesquipedalophobia by Michael April 17, 2004

sesquipedalianist

A person who uses unnecessarily large or obscure words.
Example: Will Stocksdale is a sesquipedalianist

Sesquipedalophobia 

Patient: Give me the diagnosis...
Doctor: There are two ways of saying this, but your not gonna like either of them!
Patient: I'm ready...
Doctor: you have Sesquipedalophobia...
Patient: DAMN!!!! Thats crazy! Get away from me!!! Say the other one, QUICK!
Doctor: you have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.....
Patient: *dies*
Sesquipedalophobia by Zenic November 10, 2010

sesquipedalophilia

To get sexually aroused by the usage of long and/or difficult words. The antithesis of sesquipedalophobia
-Dude, I got a boner from talking to my college teacher. She kept using all these long words.

-Yeah man, it's called sesquipedalophilia.
sesquipedalophilia by HelterSkelter September 19, 2008

Sesquipedalofilia 

Amore per le parole di vasta lunghezza / eccitazione erotico-sentimentale provocata dalla lettura o dall'ascolto di parole lunghe.
Da "Sesquipedale" (estremamente lungo) + "filia" (amore, passione).

"Sesquipedalofilo" o "Sesquipedalofila" è colui o colei che si ritrova in questa definizione.
"Credo di essere sesquipedalofilo!" Amo le parole lunghe."
"La mia sesquipedalofilia è estrema: mi piacciono tantissimo parole di oltre 40 caratteri".
Sesquipedalofilia by RobertaS October 19, 2016
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After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
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