Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Is "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" a real word referring to Irish hookers?

Something Quite Atrocious

Is "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" a real word referring to Irish hookers?

No. But the article above provides some interesting clues about where and how it may have been coined. It predates the Disney film version of Mary Poppins and never appeared in the original P.L. Travers books.

(via grow-a-brain)

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