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Sesquipedalian - Word of the Day - Mon Jul 13, 2020

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Sesqipedalian - (adjective) - 1: given to the overuse of long words; 2: long and ponderous, polysyllabic

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Anyone that uses the word antidisestablishmentarianism has a sesqipedalian flair for speaking.

 

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Pft. Yeah, right! I'm German.

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz (I won't translate that))

Or Lebensabschnittspartner...(Temporary life companion)

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51 minutes ago, aditus said:

Pft. Yeah, right! I'm German.

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz (I won't translate that))

Or Lebensabschnittspartner...(Temporary life companion)

It's what happens when a language concatenates nouns. :P

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30 minutes ago, drpaladin said:

It's what happens when a language concatenates nouns. :P

Two hearts beat in our chests: the noun heart and the poetic heart. *snort*

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2 hours ago, aditus said:

Pft. Yeah, right! I'm German.

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz (I won't translate that))

 

It sounds more exciting in German :P  

  

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3 hours ago, aditus said:

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz (I won't translate that))

I did, but I have to say, unless google got it wrong, I expected something shall we say a bit more risqué? Just saying...0:)

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48 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

I did, but I have to say, unless google got it wrong, I expected something shall we say a bit more risqué? Just saying...0:)

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It's all a matter of perspective *waggles eyebrows*

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I love this word! LOL I use it on the kiddos who try to use their vocabulary skills at the elementary. They love it. 

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