Sesquipedalian

I came across the My Favourite Word website while I was browsing del.icio.us, and I had to submit an entry for sesquipedalian:

This word makes me laugh, because it can be used to describe itself, as well as anyone who uses the word. It’s like a self referential joke.

This has been my favourite word for years, after a friend at work first told me about it. Anyway, back to the haphazardly scheduled technical blog content…