Ask 2N: What does "the word" really mean? Articles / Ask 2N Posted by little Debbie on Mar 15, 2004 - 12:01 PM Dear 2N, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious, if you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious. But what does it really mean? I did some of my own research and sadly came up with little. Webster's [1] does not have it in it's database. And the folks from Straight Dope [2] and Maxim [3] seem to think its a way to ask a Scottish hooker for "the works". "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, the word supposedly coined by Mary Poppins to make kids sound “precocious,” was actually invented by turn-of-the-century Scottish coal miners. It was used to request “the works” from prostitutes by men too shy to recite specific acts." Is this true? Thanks, little Debbie This article is from Random Drivel   http://www.randomdrivel.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.randomdrivel.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4067 Links in this article   [1] http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious&x=21&y=16   [2] http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msupercali.html   [3] http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/articles/article_3899.html