PINAKANAKAKAPAGNGITNGITNGITNGITANG-KAASALANG-GAWI

root words: ngitngit + asal + gawi

ngitngít
anger, rage, fury

asal
behavior

gawi
habit

pinakanakakapagngitngitngitngitang-kaasalang-gawi
habitual behavior that causes the most extreme anger


This compound word comprises forty-seven (47) letters and sixteen (16) syllables. It was reportedly coined by Aida Bonuel Silva, an Education Program Supervisor of the Division of Pasay City in Metro Manila.

She also coined the slightly shorter pinakanakakapagngitngitngitngitang-pangyayari, which has  forty-four (44) letters and sixteen (16) syllables.

Although these compound words are grammatically correct and easily comprehensible to Filipinos with native fluency in Tagalog, they are still not listed as entries in standard dictionaries.

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