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firetail_madness
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Know any super-hard or cool words that not many people know about? Post it here, using the following form:

Word:
Definition:
Why you picked it:
Source of infoDo not lie! Your brain, a dictionary, internet <list website> etc.)

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slipsoccer
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No what i meant what that it might be simialar not exactly the same

ALUKARD1
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no still noones got it...oh well I SHALL REVEAL THE ANSWER

The LONGEST word in the english language is Smiles

slipsoccer
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Smiles??? i dont believe that.

ALUKARD1
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Just think about it for a little look at the word carefully it IS the LONGEST word in the english language

MarkedTarget6
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just cause it has miles in teh word?

MarkedTarget6
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s-MILES...thas why it is there is MILES in sMILES

Gfitz07
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i dont get it, how is smiles the longest word if Methionylglutaminylarginytyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminyll-eucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanyvalylprolylphenylalanyl-valythreonylleucylglycylaspartylprolyglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylserylleucyllysyl-isoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucy-lglutamylleucylglycylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolylleucelalanyla-spartyglycylprolythreonylisoleucylglutamiylasparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylala-nylphenylalanylalanylglycylvalyltheonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanygll-utamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolylthreonyl-isoleucylpriIylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasparaginylleucylvalyp-henylalanylasparaginyllysylgyycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylalanyl-gutaminyllcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylavlylaspartylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylasp-artylvalyprolylvalylglutaminylglutamyllserylalanyprolyphenylalanylarginylglutaminylal-anylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvaylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleu-cylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginyglutam-inylisoleucylalanyylseryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylser-ylarginylalanylglycylvalythreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylanylalanylleu-cylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvaylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasarag-inylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylala-nylisoleucylaspartylalanylalanyglycylalanylalanyglycylalanylisoleucylserylglycyseryla-lanylisoleucylbalyllsylisoleucylisoleucylglutamyyylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisole-ucylglutamylprolyglutamyllysylmethionylleucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalaby-lvalylglutaminlylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine is the longest word.

http://www.tgmag.ca/tgo.v2e7/v2e7.7x_e.html to prove its not jibberish

MarkedTarget6
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ya i understood that after i removed teh s

Gfitz07
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wait the longest word couldnt fit lol. go to the site to see it.

jdoggparty
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i am confused. how is it the longest? every letter in the English alphabet is the same long if it is lowercase

jdoggparty
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wait, i get it, you know how everyone calls s'mores "smores" well it really means "some mores"

so it is like "some miles" but smiles

Pazx
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smiles is just a joke by the way.

ok I've got a word
name:twyndyllyngs
definition:twins
source:my brain and about 4 books/magazines (its clasified as the longest word without a vowel)

necromancer
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My favorite word...

SYZYGY!!

It has to do with alignment of planets and satellites.
If you use it in hangman you are guaranteed to win.

Pazx
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sorry about double post but for the longest word do you really trust wikipedia? its not 100% reliable you know.

Hey, why don't we play hangman with only these words?! make a forum game!

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FLANUER

Someone who wanders around aimlessly!

I like that word...

If you live in Australia, tune into Vision FM around 4pm CST for Defining Moment. It is a competition where you have to guess what the word means...thats where I heard of Flanuer from...

KingRyan

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