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Why is it that the word Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the word for scared of long words??
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Why is it that the word Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the word for scared of long words??

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Its just a tad bit of irony in our world. Some people are scared of big words so when they get diagnosed with this phobia they feel fear at how big the word is. All it really is is irony.
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