I admit that sometimes as a squirrel, I have a lot of time on my hands. I know I live in a good neighborhood and don’t really have a need for much. Bacon’s parents keeps me and my family in nuts and water. There are no big dogs chasing us in our yard – just Houdini and Bacon and well we pretty much all get along. So sometimes just for giggles, I will read the dictionary. The family especially loves it – we learn so much. For instance, like something I’m fixing to share with you. Be prepared to be educated my friends.
The longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is 45 letters long: pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. What does this mean? It is an artificial long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust. WOW – really? A long word that is actually a joke.
The longest well-known nonsense word is 34 letters: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Anyone versed in their Mary Poppins can define this for themselves, but according to Oxford the fanciful adjective means “extraordinarily good.”
The longest non-coined, non-technical word published in multiple dictionaries is 28 letters long: Antidisestablishmentarianism. What does it actually mean? It is used to refer to a 19th century political party opposed to the disestablishment of the Church of England—but today it mainly means “I know a really long word.”
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*Information from Reader’s Digest
Lee and Phod
05/06/2018 at 1:08 pm
Now people try and make words as short as possible lol!
Piglove
05/07/2018 at 10:16 am
Yep. Snorts with piggy laughter. XOXO – Bacon
Tails Around the Ranch
05/06/2018 at 1:13 pm
Pneumono…what? Yikes, I could be suffering from it and cured before I could ever say it. 😀
Piglove
05/07/2018 at 10:16 am
Snorts with piggy laughter. Amen to that! My gosh – can you imagine saying any of these words in a real conversation? Hilarious. XOXO – Bacon
Tails Around the Ranch
05/07/2018 at 10:17 am
Not even in a dream.
The Florida Furkids
05/06/2018 at 3:42 pm
YIKES! That’s quite a long word.
The Florida Furkids
Piglove
05/07/2018 at 10:18 am
Snorts with piggy laughter. Definitely longer than me. XOXO – Bacon
Amy
05/06/2018 at 5:19 pm
I used to say that antidis.. word a lot as a child. I liked how it rolled off my tongue.
Piglove
05/07/2018 at 10:18 am
Snorts with piggy laughter. It does have a great feeling… XOXO – Bacon