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For dictionary definitions of the English adjective 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' and information on its history, see links below.
Is it really a word, a real word? A word is a single unit of language, written or spoken. It doesn't require any kind of official approval to become a word: provided we write it or say it, it's a word. If enough people write and say it, it ends up in one or more dictionaries. If enough people write it or pronounce it in one particular way, that becomes the preferred spelling or pronunciation.
It doesn't matter where a word comes from; if people use it as a word, then it is a word. A few claim 'supercalifragalisticexpialadocious' and similar concoctions aren't words because they're 'made up'. They might even say that while watching people use iPods while they ride an escalator to the supermarket to buy aspirin…deliberately 'made up' words, and just four of the countless 'made up' words we use every day.
So yes, 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' is a word. It's an English adjective, which is also part of some other languages. It originated with a song written by Robert and Richard Sherman for the 1964 Disney musical movie, 'Mary Poppins', based on a series of books by children's author Pamela Travers.
The song is sung in 'Mary Poppins' by its stars, Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) and Dick Van Dyke (Bert), when Mary hesitates on being challenged to answer questions. Accused of being at a loss for words, Mary counters with a word that says it all for her; the movie's dialogue defines this word as 'something to say when you've nothing to say', and this is how the 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' is occasionally used, although it's more frequently used to suggest something is really good: 'beyond super', or just as an example a 'very long word'.
Putting existing words or syllables together for a specific purpose or just for fun has long been popular. A shorter, but still long, nonsense word in English - 'floccinaucinihilipilification' - is a composite of four Latin words, coined in the mid-eighteenth century, and is sometimes used, like Mary Poppins' word, as an example of a 'very long word'; it's also occasionally used in its literal humorous meaning: estimating something as worthless or trivial, or given away free. For example, if someone receives a really horrible cheap present, and they get rid of it by giving it to you as a present, you could say they're 'floccinaucinihilipilificating'. To say the word, you break it up just the way you break up 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious', into its smaller parts: flocci-nauci-nihili-pili-fication. The Mary Poppins word, of course, remains a popular part of several languages, while the older word is barely known today, even in English.
It must be remembered when asking whether something is a 'real' or 'proper' word that words become 'real' words in only one way: by popular use: if enough people use a word, then it's a word; it's that simple. Whether a word is a 'proper' word isn't proclaimed by some government official; there have been attempts to do this, but they don't usually work.
It is only relatively recently that what we now think of as a dictionary was first published in English, although dictionaries - language guides -have been written since ancient times,. But since humans first began vocal communication we've managed to invent and use millions of words, all without having them written down and officially defined.
While 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' does now appear in dictionaries and other language and usage references, it was a word before that happened. And - like all words which make their way officially into a language - it will now remain in dictionaries as a real word, even if, one day, nobody uses it any more.
It is a word created by Mary Poppins. So it is not actually a word.
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∙ 15y agoSupercalifragilisticexpialidocious is a nonsense word that was used as a song title in the American musical film Mary Poppins (1964), and the word was repeated in the song, which was sung by Julie Andrews and Dick van Dyke. The song was written by the songwriters Robert and Richard Sherman. Richard said that the word was made up by them for inclusion in the song. So is a 'made up' word really a word? Yes and No! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious has not entered into the common language and most dictionaries do not list it. Linguistic analysis of the word produces a confusing definition and etymology. In the context of the song it would seem initially to simply mean nothing in particular, just a word to use to sound clever, but later in the song it seems to be used to mean 'very super' or "super and delicious" ! -------------------------------------- For more detailed information, plus full song lyrics and musical rendition, see Related Links below the following three advertisements. --------------------------------------
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∙ 12y agoA word from Mary Poppins but it isn't a real word, but if you split it up you can have normal words that mean something like:
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∙ 15y agoYes it is a word. It is the word you say when you don't know what to say.
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∙ 13y agoThe correct spelling is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
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∙ 14y agoNo, it is an invented word from a song featured in the 1964 Disney movie "Mary Poppins", and is spelled 'supercalifragilisticexpialadocious'.
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