Words that are longer or shorter than they should be

In My Humble Opinion
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The deliciously ironic sesquipedalian.

1 : having many syllables
2 : given to or characterized by the use of long words

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Simple things with Anglo-Saxon names tend to get replaced by elaborate inventions with Greco-Latin appellations.

What replaced the buggy? The automobile.
What replaced the icebox? The refrigerator.

But what replaced the megaphone? The bullhorn…:dubious:

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“Kiku” is the Japanese word for “chrysthanenum” (sp?) and is much preferred by me.

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Any suggestions? I’m intrigued to read (hear?) what a word that sounds like ‘sounding like that which it describes’ would sound like.