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sensanaty
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So, post any strange word you know, explain what it means etc.

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia- Fear of long words. I have no idea if it's just a ironic joke or not, but Wikipedia says it exists

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Turtelman1234
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I think a strange word (for me, at least) would have to be viola or violin. If you say either enough times, you'll start to notice its weirdness.

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kumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees

Koru7
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well words that sound weird are glug. i don't know strange words though.

Alexistigerspice
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The word saccharine is strange to me
it means something along the lines of sugary or syrupy.

Dragonblaze052
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Nonoxymoronic- anything that does not superficially self contradict.
Idiosyncrasy- some odd habit; a quirk.
non-Newtonian- a liquid which behaves as a solid when presented with a sudden force.
Dodecahedron- 12 sided solid structure.
Disambiguation- a lowering in the general ambiguity of a subject or inquiry.
Inquiry- a question or series of questions.
Antidisestablishmentarianism- in order to explain it, I would have to give a History lesson..... I am too lazy at the moment.
Cthullu- exactly.....

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PNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SILICO­VOLCANO­CONIOSIS (also spelled PNEUMONO­ULTRA­MICRO­SCOPIC­SILICO­VOLCANO­KONIOSIS) = a lung disease caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust.

:O

sensanaty
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Cthullu- exactly.....


This made my day.

Pantophobia= Panophobia= Omnophobia= Fear of everything. That must suck, a lot.
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Idiosyncrasy- some odd habit; a quirk.
non-Newtonian- a liquid which behaves as a solid when presented with a sudden force.
Dodecahedron- 12 sided solid structure.
Disambiguation- a lowering in the general ambiguity of a subject or inquiry.
Inquiry- a question or series of questions.
Antidisestablishmentarianism- in order to explain it, I would have to give a History lesson..... I am too lazy at the moment.
Cthullu- exactly.....


Am I a nerd if I don't find any of these strange?
sensanaty
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Am I a nerd if I don't find any of these strange?


Far from it, I find most of them normal, except for the Antidisestablish...
Sengokura
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ubiquitarianism
The belief that christ is everywhere
very strange in my opioion

dragonico
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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

very wierd word

saw it before somewhere

JC18
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A sesquipedalianist is one who uses long words.

bigjacob
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Gadby i dont know what it is or means but it was the name of a book that ive never read.

aamer13
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loquacious (not sure if spelt right )
meaning to be very talkative

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masticate - to chew
futtock - A curved piece of wood that makes up the bottom of a ship.

i find the dirty sounding words strange and hilarious
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