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 Why is the word for “a fear of long words,” hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, so long?

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  • Mike
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    Why is "abbreviation" so long?

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    Something of a joke. The actual word is sesquipedalophobia.

  • Anonymous
    1 year ago

    AS with many amusing "long words" invented in the last two centuries or so, it is meant to be a joke.

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