Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Posted by Gary on September 24, 2001
In Reply to: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious posted by ESC on September 24, 2001
: : : Whats the meaning of the words 'supercalifrajalistic' and 'espialidosious'?
: : It's a song from the musical Mary Poppins. (See below for earlier
history.)
:
: : "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
: : Written by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman
: : [Mary:] Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
: : Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious.
: : If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious.
: : Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
: : [Pearlies:] Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
: : Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
: : [Bert:] Because I was afraid to speak when I was just a lad,
: : My father gave me nose a tweak and told me I was bad.
: : But then one day I learned a word that saved me achin' nose,
: : [Bert and Mary:] The biggest word you ever 'eard and this is how it goes:
: : [All:] Oh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
: : Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious.
: : If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious.
: : Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
: : [Pearlies:] Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
: : Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
: : [Mary:] He travelled all around the world and ev'rywhere he
went
: : He'd use his word and all would say, "There goes a clever gent!"
: : [Bert:] When dukes and ma'arajas pass the time of day with me,
: : [Bert and Mary:] I say me special word and then they ask me out to tea.
: : [All:] Oh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
: : Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious.
: : If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious.
: : Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
: : [Pearlies:] Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
: : Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay!
: : [Mary:] So when the cat has got your tongue, there's no need
for dismay,
: : Just summon up this word and then you've got a lot to say.
: : But better use it carefully or it can change your life
: : [Pearlie:] One night I said it to me girl and now me girl's my wife!
: : [All:] She's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
: : Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
: : Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
: : Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
: SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS (34 letters) from the movie
Mary Poppins is not the longest word in English, although many people
believe it is. In fact pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis
is.
: The word Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is in the Oxford English Dictionary, which has the following as the first four citations:
: 1949 Parker & Young (unpublished song-title) Supercalafajalistickespialadojus.
: 1951 Parker & Young (song-title) Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus;
or, The super song.
: 1964 R. M. & R. B; Sherman (song-title) Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
: 1967 Decisions U.S. Courts involving Copyright 1965-66 488 The
complaint alleges copyright infringement of plaintiff's song `Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus'
by defendants' song 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.' (All variants
of this tongue twister will hereinafter be referred to collectively
as 'the word'.)
: (The definition says Disney won, "in view of earlier oral uses of the word sworn to in affidavits" and because they wrote the rest of the song themselves.)
Maybe not the longest word but, when it comes to deciding the most bizarre cockney accent ever recorded, Dick Van Dyke's performance still towers above others. Many contenders since, including some recent worthy attempts in Friends and Frasier (including the unique angle of a cockney from Manchester) but none can dethrone the king.
Incidentally, in Frasier even the English actors can't seem to manage English accents. Very odd.
Gary
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
ESC 09/24/01
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Bob 09/24/01
- What does it mean? ESC
09/24/01
- Speaking of accents-- R.
Berg 09/25/01
- Speaking of accents-- HJR 09/26/01
- Speaking of accents-- R.
Berg 09/25/01
- What does it mean? ESC
09/24/01
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Bob 09/24/01