Posted by Noa on February 6, 2002, at 17:35:17
In reply to Re: Whats your favourite word??..modicum (nm), posted by kid47 on February 5, 2002, at 16:34:07
how about sesquipedalianism?
translation: use of very long words! (literally, use of words that are a foot and a half long)
I learned it from my long ago therapist in another city, when I complained once that he tended to use words I didn't understand. He acknowledged that he does do that and then told me there is even a word to describe someone who does that! I got such a kick out of that.
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