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The writers of the Oxford English Dictionary think that the word "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" was first used in the 1940s. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - A word that you say when you don't know what to say. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654157' }}, 'min': 0, }; var pbTabletSlots = [ googletag.enableServices(); }; var pbAdUnits = getPrebidSlots(curResolution);
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} Another recording of "Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus", performed by The Arabian Knights and published by Gloro Records, was released in 1951. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, According to the movie, in which the word became widely used, the word is "something to say when you have nothing to say". { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, var mapping_leftslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1063, 0], [[120, 600], [160, 600], [300, 600]]).addSize([963, 0], [[120, 600], [160, 600]]).addSize([0, 0], []).build(); "Obnoxious" is an ugly word so we said "atrocious," that's very British. Flush with her victory, she is immediately surrounded by reporters who pepper her with leading questions and comment that she probably is at a loss for words. const customGranularity = { { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446382' }}, It was used to request “the works” from prostitutes by men too shy to recite specific acts. The songwriters, brothers Richard and Robert Sherman, have explained the word as originating in the same way they, like many others, used to make up humorously big, nonsensical words as children.
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It was used to request “the works” from prostitutes by men too shy to recite specific acts. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971066', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162050', zoneId: '776336', position: 'btf' }}, It is an adjective. 'cap': true
It can also be shortened to supercalifragilistic. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, According to the movie, in which the word became widely used, the word is "something to say when you have nothing to say". THOUGH THE SDSAB DOES ITS BEST, THESE COLUMNS ARE EDITED BY ED ZOTTI, NOT CECIL, SO ACCURACYWISE YOU'D BETTER KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.
She does, however have some letters, and Jane and Michael each pick out seven, with Mary choosing one also.
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The word is a compound word, and said by Richard Lederer in his book Crazy English to be made up of these words: super- "above", cali- "beauty", fragilistic- "delicate", expiali- "to atone", and -docious "educable", with all of these parts combined meaning "Atoning for educability through delicate beauty. It was made up by two men and it was put into a dictionary in 1986. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious meaning: 1. extremely good (made popular in the 1964 children's film, "Mary Poppins"): 2. extremely good….
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Mary disagrees, suggesting that at least one word is appropriate for the situation, and begins the song.
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Heading back to square one, we went back to the Sherman brothers to see what they may have said about it.
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However, when the word is spelled backwards it actually becomes "suoicodilaipxecitsiligarfilacrepus", which is different.
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