A Conversation for Sesquipedalian Obscurantism

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Post 1

Godless Infidel

Trypdodecaphobia - the irrational fear of the number 13

Arachabutyrophobia - the irrational fear of having peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth

Any others?

(please forgive my spelling in those words if I've mangled them - phonetic spelling and sesquipedalians usually don't mix very well!)

gI


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Post 2

Baron Grim

Only the best:

Hippomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia: Literally the fear of big scary foot-and-a-half long words.


smiley - vampire Count Zero


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Post 3

Nonexistent One

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconeosis is a good on (disease caused by the inhalation of fine silica dust usually originating from volcanic eruptions).

And I believe the correct spellings are:
Triskaidekaphobia
Arachibutyrophobia
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
smiley - ok


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Post 4

Baron Grim

You are correct. How dare I shorten Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia. smiley - cheers


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