Backwards Version
During the song, Poppins says, "You know, you can say it backwards, which is 'dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirupes', but that's going a bit too far, don't you think?"
Although, when the word is spelled backwards, it becomes "suoicodilaipxecitsiligarfilacrepus", which is not at all similar to Poppins' claim. However, her claim was not about spelling it backwards, but saying it backwards; if one breaks the word into several sections or prosodic feet ("super-cali-fragi-listic-expi-ali-docious") and recites them in reverse sequence, and also partially reverses the spelling of "super" to "rupes", one does come close to what Poppins said in the film. Rapper Ghostface Killah also said "dociousaliexpilisticfragicalisuper" in his song "Buck 50," slightly different than Poppins' original backwards word.
In the stage musical, the word's proper reversal is used.
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