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Posted:07.05.2009, 14:19

yataghans

Pronunciation:\ˈya-tə-ˌgan, ˈya-ti-gən\
Function:noun
Etymology:Turkish yatağan
Date:1815
: a long knife or short saber that lacks a guard for the hand at the juncture of blade and hilt and that usually has a double curve to the edge and a nearly straight back

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Wow! Some strange words!

Posted:08.05.2009, 00:50

aggrandize • \uh-GRAN-dyze\ • verb

1 : to increase or enlarge
2 : to praise highly
*3 : to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of

Example Sentence:
The organization’s spokesperson seemed to be more interested in aggrandizing herself than in raising money for charity.

Posted:08.05.2009, 01:49

Honorificabilitudinitatibus
The ablative plural of the medieval Latin word honorificabilitudinitas, which
can be translated as "the state of being able to achieve honours".
It is also the longest word in the English language featuring alternating
consonants and vowels

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
is, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, "a factitious word alleged
to mean 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust,
causing inflammation in the lungs.'" A condition meeting the word's
definition is normally called silicosis.

It occurs chiefly as an instance of a very long word.[1] The 45-letter
word was coined to serve as the longest English word and is the longest
word ever to appear in an English language dictionary. It is listed in the
current edition of several dictionaries.

***My goodness... that is a long word

Posted:08.05.2009, 02:16

A-Z-Dictionaries.com - Directory of Dictionaries

ad captandum benevolentiam
phr. - with intent to win good will or favor

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voodookitty, This is the longest word I have ever seen!
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

Posted:08.05.2009, 13:11

drupe·let (drōōp'lĭt)

n. A small drupe, such as one of the many subdivisions of a raspberry or blackberry.

drupelet

noun
a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe

Examples of Drupelets:

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CoraBets, I knew you would post something about food!

Posted:08.05.2009, 14:46

kopophobia. an abnormal fear of mental or physical exhaustion

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Posted:08.05.2009, 16:47

It is a word I can use in a sentence. I believe the word "pooped" is a variation of "kopophobia."

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sdean19, LOL!!!

Posted:09.05.2009, 13:46

These words make me laugh -- look 'em up - they are all there!!

CANOODLE

COCKAMAMIE

DICOMBOBULATE

FARTLEK

HOOSEGOW

LOLLYGAG

NINCOMPOOP

SKEDADDLE

Rae

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Posted:09.05.2009, 16:24

FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION (found in websters collegiate edition)

Definition: Something determined to be useless, trivial, or unnecessary.

Usage: Most people, hearing the word floccinaucinihilipilification, consider it to be a useless word.
*This instance would be in itself a floccinaucinihilipilification* <--ROFLMAO