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O.ABOOTTY Posted 15 years ago
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LONGEST HYPHENATED WORD
Kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me is the longest hyphenated word. It is an alternative name for the cuckoopint.
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My dictionary only lists 'lords-and-ladies' and 'jack-in-the-pulpit' as alternatives for 'cuckoopint' and there's no entry for 'kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me' either :-/
- My dictionary only lists 'lords-and-ladies' and 'jack-in-the-pulpit' as alternatives for 'cuckoopint' and there's no entry for 'kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me' either :-/
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My dictionary only lists 'lords-and-ladies' and 'jack-in-the-pulpit' as alternatives for 'cuckoopint' and there's no entry for 'kitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-me' either :-/
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The hyphenated word can be seen in Webster's Third New International Dictionary.
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