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ESL forum > Games, activities and teaching ideas > WOD - Word of the Day, November 25th, 26th     

WOD - Word of the Day, November 25th, 26th



elderberrywine
Germany

WOD - Word of the Day, November 25th, 26th
 
Thank you for choosing me as the winner of the last WOD
http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/topic.asp?id=38928


Few people participated, therefore I waited for Sunday afternoon for people to come back from their weekends. I will choose a new winner on Monday evening European time, so you have about 28 hours to find nice definitions of:

Hippopotomonstrosequippeddaliophobia


Just to remind you: we �re not looking for the real meaning of the word, but for the funniest, craziest, most interesting fictitious definitions. Have fun! Don �t swallow the word, you might not be able to digest it!

25 Nov 2012      





anamia
Croatia

Hippopotomonstrosequippeddaliophobia

Hippopotomonstro - hippo, popo ( behind ), monster

sequi - squeeze

peddal - bike

So the scientific explanation of this as long as a sausage word is:
- a panic fear of getting a gigantic, monster - huge, hippo-like � �behind � �
that  I won �t be able  to squeeze into those sexy jeans,
because I ate ( once again ) too many madeleine cookies
- I guess that I will have to pedal  my bike more

25 Nov 2012     



douglas
United States

Hippopotomonstrosequippeddaliophobia


hippopotomo- having to do with a hippo
monstro- monstrous (as in big)
equi- equestrian
peddalio- having to do with children
phobia- a fear
 
Thus:
 
The fear of riding over-sized baby hippos.
 
or:   The fear of riding overly large hippos equiped with pedals. 

26 Nov 2012     



elderberrywine
Germany

come on , folks, give us another one or two !!!

26 Nov 2012     



elderberrywine
Germany

It �s not so much fun to choose among only two entries, and I wonder whether the word I picked was stupid or frightening - or whether we �ve had enough of WOD for the time being.
Anyway, here is what the word

Hippopotomonstrosequippeddaliophobia

Hippopotomonstrosequippeddaliophobia

This English word has 36 letters. It is somewhat ironic that the word for �fear of long words� as it should be has a length of 6.2 cm.  



Read more: http://writinghood.com/style/the-most-horrible-english-words/#ixzz2DRx4lAvz

Hippopotomonstrosequippeddaliophobia

This English word has 36 letters. It is somewhat ironic that the word for �fear of long words� as it should be has a length of 6.2 cm.  



Read more: http://writinghood.com/style/the-most-horrible-english-words/#ixzz2DRx4lAvz
really means:

Hippopotomonstrosequippeddaliophobia

This English word has 36 letters. It is somewhat ironic that the word for �fear of long words� as it should be has a length of 6.2 cm.  



Read more: http://writinghood.com/style/the-most-horrible-english-words/#ixzz2DRx4lAvz
the fear of long words!

I liked anamia �s definition and declare her the winner!
This English word has 36 letters. It is somewhat ironic that the word for �fear of long words� as it should be has a length of 6.2 cm.      

Read more: http://writinghood.com/style/the-most-horrible-english-words/#ixzz2DRxBVske

27 Nov 2012