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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words and you can see the irony in that because of the length of the word itself, "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia". Best of all can you say the word "Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia"?

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

I can neither say nor spell that. I expect it has something to do with horses… or something.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia UFO & Writing Art Education Sciences

Ah, whoever come up with that was definitely just looking for a laugh. Just like Aibohphobia is the fear of palindromes, being a palindrome itself.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

I think its probably because this doctor know the phobia are ridiculous and a joke or not real phobia, so they make fun of people that claim this phobia by making such name.