How was the word born?
But where did it even come from, anyway? There are conflicting reports. The Sherman brothers claim it’s a variant of a word they heard at summer camp (super-cadja-flawjalistic-espealedojus).
The truth is, we don’t 100% know
But there’s people who claimed that they invented it first. In fact, the first known variation of the word appears in a column from 1931.
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The word itself is supposed to be a nonsense word, or a word that one says when they don’t know what else to say.
But it’s a lot of fun to dance to
But over the years, the word has taken on positive connotations. People even take it to mean “extraordinarily good”.
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Either way, it’s a seriously amazing word, hm? You just want to find an excuse to use it in everyday life!
19. You can say it backwards… or not?
So according to Mary Poppins, you can say ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ backwards – if you really want to.
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