Pheechaughtérred

Pheechaughtérred: adjective. An adjective used to describe a word that is excessively difficult to spell. Usually, the use of the word in a sentence insinuates that it has been invented this way on purpose, for example: “The words that create the basis of the English language are obviously pheechaughtérred.” The etymology of this word is slightly complicated; as a matter of fact, modern linguists have not come to an agreement at all on its first appearance. Some say that the adjective pheechaughtérred was first used in the cookbook of Henry the Eighth and denoted the state a herring is in when being digested by his royal majesty. Another theory states that the word was coined by William the Conqueror who commented that British roast beef tastes very much like warm soil – “chaud terre,” the whole story being that he spat out a piece cooked by a certain James Phee exclaiming “Phee! Chaud terre!!!”