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bellwether \BEL-weth-uhr\, noun: A leader of a movement or activity; also, a leading indicator of future trends.

Bellwether is a compound of bell and wether, "a male sheep, usually castrated"; from the practice of hanging a bell from the neck of the leader of the flock.

Anticipatory. Not really a word, but put 8 high school kids in all day training and you make up words.

I also believe that Prettiful should be an official word as well.

Articulate. (ar-TIC-yu-let) adj. Used to describe smart people, usually by people trying to sound smart.

antidisestablishmentarialism
no one knows wot the hell it means so i wont pretend to be clever. it is just very loooong...

Anticipatory. Not really a word, but put 8 high school kids in all day training and you make up words.

from Dictionary.com:

anticipatory

\An*tic"i*pa*to*ry\, adjective. Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. --Owen.

Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be. --J. C. Shairp.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

Articulate. (ar-TIC-yu-let) adj. Used to describe smart people, usually by people trying to sound smart.

Sounds like me sometimes.

pwned. (POWEned) verb. also, "pistol-owned, p0wned, p-0wned" -- The act of being owned, in any game, esp. Counterstrike. If in original context, the act of being owned (killed) by pistol shot, usually to the head or upper reigon. Often used when small amounts of health remain, to either player. *Originated around 2000, when Half-Life and it's mods (especially Counterstrike and Opposing Force) achieved widespread popularity.*

Aérôglòbe

Actually, "pwned" is pronounced "owned".

antidisestablishmentarialism
no one knows wot the hell it means so i wont pretend to be clever. it is just very loooong...

antidisestablishmentarianism as its correctly spelled is the belief in the seperation of church and state. So yeah people do what it means you just don't.



~Dragon

valetudinarian \val-uh-too-din-AIR-ee-un; -tyoo-\, noun: A weak or sickly person, especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health. adjective: 1. Sickly; weak; infirm. 2. Morbidly concerned with one's health.
Valetudinarian derives from Latin valetudinarius, "sickly; an invalid," from valetudo, "state of health (good or ill)," from valere, "to be strong or well."


Anybody here like this?

antidisestablishmentarianism as its correctly spelled is the belief in the seperation of church and state. So yeah people do what it means you just don't.

i am sincerely sorry for spelling 1 letter in this 28 letter word wrong. i will avoid generalisations in the future. please forgive me.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

An inflammation of the lungs cause by small dust particles.

Jizz. Chauncey Gardner

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

An inflammation of the lungs cause by small dust particles.

hmmm...according to my knowledge of medical terminology I would think more specifically "an inflamation of the lungs caused by microscopic, volcanic silicon dust particles" But part of me doubts this to really be a word

Actually, "pwned" is pronounced "owned".

Not where I come from. But mostly, it's either way.

Aérôglòbe

antidisestablishmentarianism - Yep the longest word in the English dictionary

antidisestablishmentarianism - Yep the longest word in the English dictionary

Depends if you count medical terms.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

is the longest word in the English dictionary, including medical terms. Its a miners lung disease I think.

Isn't that when microscopic rock particles from the new motor drills got into their lungs and poked holes in them?

Isn't that when microscopic rock particles from the new motor drills got into their lungs and poked holes in them?

Yes.

Oh, there was something on the History Channel or something about that a while ago...

Recepticle

funny word

(p.s. 500 post breaker...post....this on that is)