Perhaps the longest word in the dictionary, yes it is a word, pronounced /Ësu pÉrËkælɪËfrædÊÉËlɪstɪkËÉkspi ËælɪËdoÊÊÉs/ Or simply /soopÉr-kalÉ-frajÉ-listik-ekspee-alÉ-âdouSHÉs/. The most random of all words, itâs actually from the words super- "above", cali- "beauty", fragilistic- "delicate", expiali- "to atone", and -docious "educable", giving the meaning atoning for being educable through delicate beauty, according to Richard Lederer. So itâs just a long super, something like super duper ooper schmooper tooper looper nooner fooper, you get it. It gained popularity in 1946, via Mary Poppins. But it is not the longest word, thatâs a chemical name for a protein that is⦠189,819 letters. WOAH! Too Long! The longest word in âcommon usageâ would be âincomprehensibilitiesâ, although supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is longer. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is definitely not a word used for formal speech, usually used when you have no other word to describe something, just too amazing.
The discovery was just⦠just⦠just supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
Nothing could describe something so amazing besides âsupercalifragilisticexpialidociousâ