Longest word in simpsons dictionary

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovanconconlosis what does it mean? Grandpa simspson says it in the episode were him and homer make and sell the "Love Tonic"

Let's make litter out of this literatus. Oops, I am one of them.

Aaron Xpac3 Mvx3vm

Gee, I don't know. It's not like you can just look up the meaning of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis in a *dictionary* or anything. I wish the *capsule* compiler had known what it meant, too, because I bet lots of coal miners and Simpsons fans alike would like to know.

UnforgivenII wrote:

UnforgivenII wrote:

Don't they have the Guinness Book of World Records in New Zealand? I know it used to be mentioned in there. It's some sort of lung disease miners get from prolonged inhaling of dust particles.

-- Don

"UnforgivenII" wrote

It means you're screwed...

Paul

"UnforgivenII" wrote in message news:[email]...

It's Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

A form of pneumonia caused by extremely small particles of volcanic dust or of dust that is comprised mainly of silicate or quartz.

Pneumono = lung

Ultra microscopic = really, really tiny

Silico = sand (actually silica, which is mostly what sand is made of)

Volcano = volcano

Coni = dust (from the Greek word Konis)

Osis = suffix meaning disease.

Felineclawcreosotitis. This is a disease cats get when they scratch fence posts that have been creosoted.

Feline-cat claw-claw creosot-creosote itis-disease

Aaron Xpac3 Mvx3vm

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Cool, you just made up a new word!

according to wikipedia it's not a real word.