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JD_SLICK t1_j6v2npj wrote

Oooh I want to see German.

There’s got to be a 68 letter, 21 syllable word for “that feeling when you think you have wet socks but it turns out you just need coffee and a pastry”

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Shinlos t1_j6vtzgd wrote

Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaft used to be famous for a while as the longest, but it's only 8 syllables as well. Do not know the current status. Of course you can just create longer words, but they are then not 'official' (as far as that exists).

I will create one for you:

Schwerbehindertenvertretungsfachkraftassistent/in.

13 syllables or 14 for the female version. Would be the assistant to a person that works in a council for people with disabilities. Probably wouldn't be named like this, since we wouldn't go that far, but it's possible in principle.

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PriestOfPancakes t1_j6vx4rj wrote

Kaffeezeitbedürfnisbedingte Nasssockenillusion 45 letters, 15 syllables, 2 words; but also probably slightly off because I’m a little tired for actual good neologisms

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