The BIG words thread.

[Gorechylde]

Self explanatory. Put your big word and it's definition. GO!

[rottentomato]

abhorrent - utterly in conflict

[Zuline]

PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS

45 letters; a lung disease caused by breathing in certain particles

[Gorechylde]

Hinterland-Back country.

[odinsnephew]

ratiocination - the process of reasoning

[Gorechylde]

interregnum-the interval between two reigns. Also, any breach of continuity in an order.

[noodlenugget]

Not English, not even long... But one of my favorite words..

Duedelsack

Pronounced "Doodlesack"

German word for "bagpipes"

[rottentomato]

equitable - equality or fairness...

[RTaser]

Nepotism - Show favoritism to friends or relatives base on that relationship, instead of a objective assessment of their ability or suitability. Comes form the Latin word for Nephew and commonly relates to helping to get a family member get a job they may other not have been able to get.

Also I like the sound of this word.

[rottentomato]

KCMA - lacking any ability to judge the sex of a creature...as long as its living it is fair prey to this creature...see also pedophile, stalker, token weird guy, KCMA



i was surprised when i saw kcma in his own definition honestly

[xxlebox]

lol - laugh out loud ~ to be laughing out loud (used in online gaming and internet mostly)

[Shellar]

Verisimilitude, n. The state or quality of something that exhibits the appearance of truth or reality.

In literature and theatre, the term denotes the extent to which a work of fiction exhibits realism or authenticity, or otherwise conforms to our sense of reality. A work with a high degree of verisimilitude means that the work is very realistic and believable; works of this nature are often said to be "true to life".

[Gorechylde]

KCMA - lacking any ability to judge the sex of a creature...as long as its living it is fair prey to this creature...see also pedophile, stalker, token weird guy, KCMA



i was surprised when i saw kcma in his own definition honestly

Lol. That's just mean spirited...

Sunder-To break apart.

[Zuline]

lol - laugh out loud ~ to be laughing out loud (used in online gaming and internet mostly)

umm...that's not a word, it's an acronym. And it certainly isn't BIG

[Gorechylde]

umm...that's not a word, it's an acronym. And it certainly isn't BIG

Hey...Baby steps.

[xxlebox]

Yeah gotta start off slow d00d :p
and it's big in the way of being used a lot, and being known by a lot of people. :laugh:

[noodlenugget]

Verisimilitude, n. The state or quality of something that exhibits the appearance of truth or reality.

In literature and theatre, the term denotes the extent to which a work of fiction exhibits realism or authenticity, or otherwise conforms to our sense of reality. A work with a high degree of verisimilitude means that the work is very realistic and believable; works of this nature are often said to be "true to life".

If you actually say it, it sounds like "very-similar-to"

[Zuline]

Yeah gotta start off slow d00d :p
and it's big in the way of being used a lot, and being known by a lot of people. :laugh:


My apologies, I'll mind my own from now on

[RTaser]

Transcendental - Sounds very cosmic and there is a mathematic definition for it :grin:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendental_number

[McGoober]

Floccinaucinihilipilification - defining something as worthless.

My final year science teacher was fond of this word when referring to the class.

[Zuline]

condescending
1 : to descend to a less formal or dignified level
2 : to assume an air of superiority

[Gorechylde]

Floccinaucinihilipilification - defining something as worthless.

My final year science teacher was fond of this word when referring to the class.

When they get snippy and throw big words at you throw some 1337 speak back at em.

Edit; foofaraw-excessive or flashy ornamentation; also, a fuss over a trivial matter.

[larissa]

Serendipity:

The phenomenom of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.

... such as my finding these forums. :smiley:

~~~Larissa

[Wasabee]

vernacular- [ver-nak-yuh-ler, vuh-nak-yuh-ler]
WordNet - Cite This Source vernacular

adjective
1. being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species" [syn: common]

noun
1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: slang]
2. the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

[Stigg]

Grandiloquent - Using big words to sound impressive.

Verisimilitude, n. The state or quality of something that exhibits the appearance of truth or reality.

In literature and theatre, the term denotes the extent to which a work of fiction exhibits realism or authenticity, or otherwise conforms to our sense of reality. A work with a high degree of verisimilitude means that the work is very realistic and believable; works of this nature are often said to be "true to life".

Shellar, I find you to be one of the most interesting people on these forums.

[PlayThemAll]

Gargantuan, adj. tremendous in size, volume, or degree

[Wasabee]

Arg I got one more:

Anthropomorphism

Attributing human qualities or attributes to animals or inanimate objects.

ex: "AAAAAAHHHHH...why does this computer hate me! It just ate my file I've been working on all day. Stupid thing must be laughing at me now..."

[bearbehind]

Supercallafragilisticexpialidotious...

- Super!

[Gorechylde]

Supercallafragilisticexpialidotious...

- Super!

You are my hero...

[Rysteranch]

Onomatopoeia (occasionally spelled onomatopœia) is a word or a grouping of words that imitates the sound it is describing, suggesting its source object. - source: Wikipedia.

Ding!

[PlayThemAll]

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu


:ponder:

Translates roughly as "The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his flute to his loved one."

The Māori name for an otherwise unremarkable hill, 305 metres high, close to Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The name is often shortened to Taumata by the locals for ease of conversation.

[bearbehind]

You are my hero...


Yay Me!


Bear = Supercallafragilisticexpialidotious :strong:


Malackleistion = A long word that is made up to look clever :wink:

[bearbehind]

Also -

Stewardess - the longest word typed using only your left hand. Ah... pointless information...

[Richakin]

Also -

Stewardess - the longest word typed using only your left hand. Ah... pointless information...

i remember that on a poster in my computer class back in school :thumbsup:


Caribbean - Place of Pirates muahaha

[noodlenugget]

Also -

Stewardess - the longest word typed using only your left hand. Ah... pointless information...

TYPEWRITER

The longest word you can type using only the top row of keys on an American Keyboard.

More pointless

[Kald]

TYPEWRITER

The longest word you can type using only the top row of keys on an American Keyboard.

More pointless

Bookkeeper

The only word with 3 consecutive sets of double letters (often hyphenated)

[bearbehind]

CERVIX - the only part of the female reproductive sytem in which you don't have to touch the middle (row) of with your fingers

- I don't why i typed that..... :lipsrsealed:

[Dark Matter]

proselytize: to convert (someone) to another religion, belief, etc.

[Lobose]

Lopadotemakhoselakhogaleokranioleipsanodrimypotrimmatosilphiokarabomelitokatakekhymenokikhlepikossyp hophattoperisteralektryonoptokephalliokigklopeleiolagōiosiraiobaphētraganopterýgōn, variously spelled, is a ancient greek dish----Wikipedia

[Dark Matter]

How do you pronounce it ?

[Stigg]

How do you pronounce it ?

The same way it looks, silly! :grin:

[casgt]

schadenfreude - (german) the malicious glee experienced from someone else's misfortune (source - Wikitionary)

There's a song/scene from the play/musical "Avenue Q" entitled Schadenfreude. I thought it was one of the best parts of the show.

[Ceera]

"über"

Because it just is :strong:

"ambigram"

Not so much the word, but the concept. I love caligraphy. (the wikipedia examples are kinda crappy however if you go and look there)

[Banesidhe]

defenestration
One entry found for defenestration.


Main Entry: de·fen·es·tra·tion
Pronunciation: (")dE-"fe-n&-'strA-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: de- + Latin fenestra window
1 : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
2 : a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office)


---Or a ninja clothie needing mail armor, and getting booted from the group. :)

[bearbehind]

WOW!! Beat this!!!

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Yes! this is a real 1185 letter word and, apparently, is the chemical name for "Coat Protein, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Dahlemense Strain". Whatever the hell that is..

I reign suppreme! :strong:

Don't beleive me? check it out>>>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylseryltyrosylseryliso...serine

[Ilianis]

Well, I think you beat everyone bear. No one has posted for ages

[bearbehind]

Hell no... everyone is still replying (it takes a long time to type that word) :azn:

[Ilianis]

how about... hmm...ooo... got one.

cadaverous

I think it means corpslike :D

[Telic]

Not long, but my favourite word is :

Tmesis


It means to split up one word by inserting another.

For Example :

"Absolutely"

might become

"Abso-frigging-lutely"

when you really, really, REALLY want to emphasise how absolute you are ;)