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Jern_Sandyer · Jun 17, 2007, 04:07 pm

We all know the longest word, supercalifragillsriceexpialidoccious, popularized through Mary Poppins, but when you look at all the prefixes and the root it isn't quite a fun word any more. It mean roughly 'Atoning for educatability through delicate beauty'. In other words being beautiful to make up for having an education. People just assume that this is just a made up word what it means is deeper than that. Two quote the song.

Quote:

"Mary: But you better use it carefully or it could change your life.
Bert (I think): For example.
Mary: Yes?
Bert?: One night I said it to me girl and no me girl's me wife. Oh and a lovely thing she is too. (laughs)
Duet: She's supercalifragillsriceexpialidoccious, supercalifragillsriceexpialidoccious, supercalifragillsriceexpialidoccious(whispered), supercalifragillsriceexpialidoccious(normal)"

A classic that teaches us that us that women must atone for having an educations. Isn't there something wrong with that. Good thing most people don't what it means.

Sources:
wikipedia

**Jack** · Jun 17, 2007, 04:10 pm

In context, it was the correct terminology to use. We have to remember the time and place in which the movie was set.

Autolykos · Jun 17, 2007, 04:38 pm

To every child who saw that movie (including myself), the word was meaningless. We just considered it part of the song.

- Rob

Compugasm · Jun 19, 2007, 10:34 pm

There is a cure for a sass mouth. :)

Kuldeep · Jun 20, 2007, 07:30 am

Somehow, I learnt about this longest and new word;

"supercalifragillsriceexpialidoccious"

Now please tell me, is a word, which contains all the english alphabits ???

Lucky · Jun 20, 2007, 12:03 pm

The Sherman Brothers (who wrote the song) made that word up to mean something extra specially wonderful. Someone obviously invented the 'atoning for educability' meaning after the film was released. If you break the word down it does indeed look as if it could mean that, but it's an intellectual joke. That meaning is absolutely not intended in the film and Mary Poppins does not atone for anything. :)

Jun 17, 2007, 04:10 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
Jack formerly Isherwood Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,173	In context, it was the correct terminology to use. We have to remember the time and place in which the movie was set. The Forum Rules Radical Atheist Heathen Queer Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. (Ashleigh Brilliant)

Jun 17, 2007, 04:38 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
Autolykos Logical Phallussy Location: In your internets. Posts: 2,991	To every child who saw that movie (including myself), the word was meaningless. We just considered it part of the song. - Rob "I'd rather be free and alive!" -- Ron Paul Religion isn't the greatest threat to mankind -- authoritarianism is. The Anarcheion Zeitgeist

Jun 19, 2007, 10:34 pm	#4 (permalink) (top)
Compugasm Son of X51 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,889	There is a cure for a sass mouth. :) Death to Videodrome! Long live The New flesh!

Jun 20, 2007, 07:30 am	#5 (permalink) (top)
Kuldeep Kuldeep Location: Bhopa, M.P, India Posts: 1,713	Somehow, I learnt about this longest and new word; "supercalifragillsriceexpialidoccious" Now please tell me, is a word, which contains all the english alphabits ??? Last edited by Kuldeep; Jun 20, 2007 at 07:32 am. Reason: correction

Jun 20, 2007, 12:03 pm	#6 (permalink) (top)
Lucky Sedimentary Rock Posts: 1	The Sherman Brothers (who wrote the song) made that word up to mean something extra specially wonderful. Someone obviously invented the 'atoning for educability' meaning after the film was released. If you break the word down it does indeed look as if it could mean that, but it's an intellectual joke. That meaning is absolutely not intended in the film and Mary Poppins does not atone for anything. :)