supercalifragelisticexpialidocious
By annavi23
@annavi23 (6522)
Philippines
June 27, 2010 1:32am CST
i just wonder if there is really such a word like this...
what do you guys think does this word really mean?
is it just an expression?
if it is,when and where do we have to use this very loOoOoOong word? hehe
well,i just remember something that made me think of this word.
we,people have uttered words when we get surprised or shocked sometimes.
would you think it would be possible to scream supercalifragelisticexpialidocious
in this momentum? how it feels tiring i can say!
you need a lot of effort to scream this very long word.
one of my friends told me that she used to utter things which she used to think for a while,but what if it was a medical term? (cause somehow she is studying nursing)
well,i think you are so genius to scream a medical term,
most of people i knew would scream, OH MY GOD! or "INAY KO PO" (which is a tagalog form means my mother).most filipinos always tend to utter more of their mothers,i don't know why.
how about you,what words do you utter when you got shocked?
most of people i knew would scream, OH MY GOD! or "INAY KO PO" (which is a tagalog form means my mother).most filipinos always tend to utter more of their mothers,i don't know why.
how about you,what words do you utter when you got shocked?2 people like this
12 responses
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
28 Jun 10
lol =D I dun think there's such a word?? EVEn if there is one, it wont appear in the dictionary for sure, as i'm quite sure i din see such a long word.. haha =D
PLus, it takes quite a lot of effort to make it right, in terms of pronouncing it, and when it comes to writing, it's much worse!! hehe However, i did came across many more of such long words in the encyclopedia.. haha =D They do seem and sound interesting ot me, but i definitely dun have the use for it.. hehe 
VUglarities will be uttered from me for sure!! haha
However, i did came across many more of such long words in the encyclopedia.. haha =D They do seem and sound interesting ot me, but i definitely dun have the use for it.. hehe
VUglarities will be uttered from me for sure!! haha 1 person likes this
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
27 Jun 10
Hi annavi,
As the others have said, it comes from the story "Mary Poppins" which is a kid's movie from back in the 60s. Mary Poppins is a pretty Nanny for 2 kids. She has a huge flying umbrella. There is also a song, "Supercalifragelisticexpialidocious". I used to know it by heart when I was a kid but I'm afraid I've forgotten some of the words.
@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Jun 10
I saw your discussion title and I just had to comment. My daughter's favorite character is Mary Poppins - and supercalifragelisticexpialidocious comes from Mary Poppins! If you know the song lyrics, you sort of get what it means . . . I'm not going to copy and paste all of it here, so here's a link: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/soundtracks/m/marypoppinslyrics/supercalifragilisticexpialidociouslyrics.html
It's not a word I would use, that's for sure. Too long. I just use that word when I'm talking about Mary Poppins! When I am shocked, I probably say oh my god the most too . . . but since I don't like my child to repeat that, I say oh my gosh these days.
We just came home from seeing Mary Poppins on Ice at our local rink - so funny you should be discussing this tonight - hee hee!
@much2say (53960)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Jun 10
I just saw your comment above . . . you've never heard of Mary Poppins? Actually it's a book, but Disney made it popular with a movie of it around the 60's I think - starring Julie Andrews and D*** Van D*** (sorry, I can't type his first or last name, myLot won't let me). My daughter absolutely loves it/her. You can YouTube for parts of the movie - including the Supercalifragelisticexpialidocious song. That, I believe, is where that word originates from.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
27 Jun 10
yeah,saying oh my god is also a habit of my niece nowadays,just imagine a three year old child saying that words,hehehe.yeah,she also heard it from us sometimes saying oh my gosh also.she always repeats what we says.little naughty girl sometimes.but very cute and adorable one!
well,i guess at least we have been thinking of the same word just for today,heheh
that's nice.oh,it's evening now there at your place? it's afternoon here,
yeah,Mary Poppins is a disney movie.at least i get to learn at my own topic.
it's good to learn things here while earning and enjoying the discussions and interaction of other people from around the world,
i think Mary Poppins is made for children,right?
oh,i loved watching something like that from the rink.(is it ice skating rink?) lol!
yeah,i've watched the videos and it's really old huh!
but fun to watch specially musical really touched our hearts.
i got surprised when i saw other videos or songs,i haven't known it came from them.like the spoonful of sugar.my niece sometimes had that song on her nursery rhymes back then.
nice to have learned something from fellow mylotters, :)
well,i guess at least we have been thinking of the same word just for today,heheh
that's nice.oh,it's evening now there at your place? it's afternoon here,
yeah,Mary Poppins is a disney movie.at least i get to learn at my own topic.
it's good to learn things here while earning and enjoying the discussions and interaction of other people from around the world,
i think Mary Poppins is made for children,right?
oh,i loved watching something like that from the rink.(is it ice skating rink?) lol!
yeah,i've watched the videos and it's really old huh!
but fun to watch specially musical really touched our hearts.
i got surprised when i saw other videos or songs,i haven't known it came from them.like the spoonful of sugar.my niece sometimes had that song on her nursery rhymes back then.
nice to have learned something from fellow mylotters, :)
@allknowing (130066)
• India
27 Jun 10
'supercalifragelisticexpialidocious' is a word that has no real meaning and the first time I heard it was in the song sung by Julie Andrews in the movie Mary Poppins -
"It's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough
You'll always sound precocious
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
I can go only as far as "Goodness gracious me"
@allknowing (130066)
• India
27 Jun 10
See what I found through search:
http://www.definition-of.com/supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!!!!!
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
27 Jun 10
yeah,i know,i just get exaggerated on this one. i'm sorry if you didn't like it.
well,at least we've known that this word really exist,right?
your expression is really common and most people i guess it really is the word that they utter when being shocked.for me,i used it several times.most of the times i used tagalog words (filipino words).
@frozenphoenix (530)
• India
27 Jun 10
so i guess its no meaning to this word but i heard a long name to a mountain in africa
belive me its the longeest word 4 times longer than this word but its a name
@alienstar (5142)
• India
2 Jul 10
There are many word in the dictionary which are really difficult to read as you have pasted one, but the meaning will be finely explain in dictionary.Try pronouncing that, you will struggle and might take a lot many attempts to get it right.Usually medical terms have big names to read out and it's really tough
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
2 Jul 10
yes,i agree to that! there are also medical terms which are hard to pronounce.well i think not all are medical terms which are long words.
there are also other things longer words that are not related to medicine or medical terms.but for sure it's nice to learn new words right?
well,at least you tried to respond and it is well appreciated.
@strawberrybaby39 (2086)
• United States
27 Jun 10
They come up with words all the time when making movies. Look at half the movies they make. Even down to the scary movies how did they come about those ways of murders? And do people really act those things out in real life or are the movies giving people ideas?
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
27 Jun 10
so,you think there is no such word as this one?
yeah,more of entertainment world has great influence on all of us living on earth.
it's just up to us to believe things or not.
like the movie DA VINCI CODE right?
people still argue on this movie because of things that are within the movie.same as other influences like those jejemons,they are multiplying but at the end,i know they will pass by.they will soon be no one left,i think.
but those influences would mark to people right?
same as the word i stated. i know,it comes from a song but i can't remember the tune or the whole song itself. i just want to ask is there really a word like this.
@pals101 (2010)
• Philippines
28 Jun 10
I found a much longer word than "supercalifragelisticexpialidocious",
it's "Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" a forty-five(45) english word and I think its the longest ever..
Visit this site for more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
-PaLs-
Visit this site for more info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
-PaLs-@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
1 Jul 10
wow that was really long,i cant even read or speak of it,hehehe
long words really are hard to use i can say but true,there have their own specialized usage for that terms.thanks for sharing it.
but how about the word you used to utter when you are shocked?
mind sharing it here? pals?
@surfermac (465)
• India
27 Jun 10
what the f*** the first that comes to mind
and there are others that come
like
"i hate this moment"
and i keep on thinking that every one have their own moment their own way
@juggerogre (1653)
• Philippines
27 Jun 10
I don't have a specific expression when I am shocked. Sometimes its the F word, sometimes the S*** word, sometimes I don't have any expression at all. Regarding the word I believe its a medical term. But I don't know what it means.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
27 Jun 10
i always avoid those kinds of words when i got shocked.
well,sometimes it's just in my mind or i might say it in silent form.
but for sure i really avoid those words. depends also on what did i hear or saw that makes me shocked.
sometimes you don't have any expression? what about the sudden rising of your shoulders?
@ensims (21)
• United States
27 Jun 10
The only time I've ever heard that word used was in a song in the "sound of music movie". I assume it was a made up word for television. I haven't heard it used by anyone. Ever! I am equally surprised by one of the responses to this post that the word actually has meaning. Wow!
Have a great sunday!
