sesquipedalian

sesquipedalian \ses-kwuh-puh-DAYL-yuhn\, adjective:

1. Given to or characterized by the use of long words.
2. Long and ponderous; having many syllables.
3. A long word.

At times, Dr. Laura and Jon Courson get so caught up in what they are saying that they actually make up words. Usually it's to make their point more... uh... pointed. Dr. Laura is often guilty of adding extra suffixes to a word like, "You are so repugnantified." (That's a made up example, but you get my point.) Jon Coursan will at times use the adverb form of a word when he really means the noun form. This way he gets that added -ly.

So I often comment on this desire to use longer words than necessary, but now, thanks to my dad, I have a really long word to describe them. I would have to say that Dr. Laura and Jon Coruson are sesquipedialian speakers, often making up words if the correct one is not long enough.

Dang, if I become a sesquipedlian speaker myself, people will really think I'm edumacated!