howdy

Apr 29, 2003 17:33

Ahoihoi. I'm new and I bring gifts, or, more precisely, a gift:

Sesquipedalian

n. A long word.

adj.
1. Given to use of long words.
2. Long and ponderous; polysyllabic.

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spinooti April 29 2003, 21:44:22 UTC
Very nice! Welcome to the community!

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cptrandom April 30 2003, 08:13:01 UTC
Due to the fact that I don't know of any 14+ letter words that mean something along the lines of "thanks. good to be here", I'll just settle for: Thanks, good to be here.

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nalesse May 17 2003, 16:49:25 UTC
The roots of this word are rather unique.

Literally it means "one and a half feet"

Sesqui - One and a half
Ped - Foot.

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