Prism
And Euphemism.
A euphemismist, never saying anything directly.
this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2025
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Antidisestablishmentarian.
Why stop there when you can add one more modifier?
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
...ism
I know you were talking about modifiers, but... I believe in diseases caused by the inhalation of volcanic ash darnit
Wait? Is that really what that means? I never bothered to break it down before and i feel like i was just enlightened lmao
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.
Thats what i got out of it too. Im no linguist but i do enjoy words
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Orgasmism...belief in orgasms
"The female orgasm isn't real" - Antiorgasmism.
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)
I don't meet the admission requirements, but I consider myself a lesbian.
[hands you "honorary lesbian" badge]
welcome to the tiddy enjoyers club 😎
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.
Pr
Priap
Stoic
Meh
Organ
Organism: the belief in church organs and other types of organs.
Sch
Ought
Jizz.
"Jism" renders jismism.
Depends
Dependsism?
Sigh, language devolves so quickly..
unzips...
ah, a classic unzipsism
Your comment made me jizzism
This turned disgusting pretty fast. Standard internet disgustingism turnism.
Catacl
Ism
Erotic
Nature
Fish
Fucking Fishist!!!
Antifi?
haruhi
Cosmopolitan
Hamster
Fuck.
.
Dick.
.
Cunt.
Orgasmism