c/asklemmy · by Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 339d

What word if you add 'ism' to it makes it even better?

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45 Comments

CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org · 50 pts · 339d (5 replies)

Antidisestablishmentarian.

Why stop there when you can add one more modifier?

ripcord@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 338d (4 replies)

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

...ism

ripcord@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 338d (3 replies)

I know you were talking about modifiers, but... I believe in diseases caused by the inhalation of volcanic ash darnit

ThunderQueen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 338d (2 replies)

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meekah@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 336d (1 reply)

I think this is how you split it:

Pneumono-ultra-microscopic-silico-volcano-coni-osis

Pneumono = lungs
Ultra = very
Microscopic = very small
Silico = stone (silica)
Volcano = ...
Coni = dust
osis = medical condition

Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm hearing this term for the first time so I might very well be off. Though I will say I am German and we do love our compound words, so I'm fairly confident this is at least getting the gist of things

So to conclude I think this just means "medical condition in the lungs caused by very fine volcanic dust"

How the -ism suffix would change the meaning, I'm not sure. I don't think it would mean denial of said medical condition, though.

ThunderQueen@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 336d

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lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org · 33 pts · 339d (1 reply)

Orgasmism...belief in orgasms

flubba86@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 339d

"The female orgasm isn't real" - Antiorgasmism.

janus2@lemmy.zip · 30 pts · 339d (3 replies)

lesbian

(lesbianism is often used in a fearmongering way by bigots and it makes me sound like a badass member of some dark cult that's comin for all yer girlfriends)

ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 338d (2 replies)

I don't meet the admission requirements, but I consider myself a lesbian.

janus2@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 338d (1 reply)

[hands you "honorary lesbian" badge]
welcome to the tiddy enjoyers club 😎

ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 337d

Thank you. The bouncer at my local lesbian bar was all set to throw me out until I showed them your comment. Now everyone is all, "Oh, pardon me, right this way, sir," so you have my gratitude.

CannedYeet@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 339d (1 reply)

prex@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 339d

Priap

minorkeys@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 339d (2 replies)

Organ

Randelung@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 338d

Organism: the belief in church organs and other types of organs.

Pandantic@midwest.social · 4 pts · 338d