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What word is the coolest word that exists?
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
H i p p o p o t o m o n s t r o s e s q u i p p e d a l i o p h o b i a
- The fear of long words
Spelunking - exploring caves
Shpadoinkle - Word from Trey Parker's "Cannibal: The Musical"
- tyrone bLv 61 decade ago
TOO MANY.
Paneity - the quality of being bread; e.g., the paneity of the eucharistic bread
Quonking - also quonk [imitative] noise (as from conversation) that disturbs or disrupts a television or radio program due to proximity to the microphones or cameras; or, noise from the sidelines that interrupts an athlete's (or a performer's) concentration
(both of these are vallidated Scrabble words)
bof·fin also Bof·fin (bÅf'Än) n. Chiefly British Slang. A scientist, especially one engaged in research.
Bogometer /bog OM eter/ a conversational device used for the rhetorical measurement of bogosity
Bogosity [jargon] /bog OS ity/ the degree to which something is bogus (i.e., bad)
snor·kel (snôr'kÉln. A breathing apparatus used by swimmers and skin divers, consisting of a long tube held in the mouth.
cro·cus (krÅ'kÉs) n., pl. -cus·es or -ci (-sÄ«, -kÄ«). 1.Any of various perennial Eurasian herbs of the genus Crocus, having grasslike leaves and showy, variously colored flowers.
a. Any of several other plants, such as the autumn crocus.
2. A grayish to light reddish purple.
3. A dark red powdered variety of iron oxide, Fe2O3, used as an abrasive for polishing.
4. A coarse, loosely woven material like burlap, once used to make sacks for shipping saffron. See Regional Note at gunnysack.
def·e·cate (dÄf'Ä-kÄt') v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates.
v.intr.
To void feces from the bowels.
v.tr.
1. To remove (impurities, as in a chemical solution); clarify.
2. To void (feces) from the bowels.
ses·qui·pe·da·lian (sÄs'kwÄ-pÄ-dÄl'yÉn) n. A long word.
adj.
1. Given to the use of long words.
2. Long and ponderous; polysyllabic.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Anaconda
- 1 decade ago
floccinaucinihilipilification ('the act of estimating as worthless')- officially the longest word in the English dictionary.
- Karla RLv 51 decade ago
I have always liked the word "epitomy". It seems to take people aback when you use it in conversation.