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  • Wenjarich (edited 8 years ago)
    +5

    floccinaucinihilipilification
    ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
    noun: rare
    the action or habit of estimating something as worthless.

    I love this word because I always have to google it to remember how to spell it and to prove to people it's actually a word. One of my greatest achievements that I have never been able to replicate, and my brothers dont believe me, is that I once got my voice recognition on my phone to type it with correct spelling when I said it.

    As far as I understand it is pronounced. ..

    Flocky - nocky- nuh - heelee- peelee- fi - kay - shin

    • Amulet (edited 8 years ago)
      +3

      Had to check the dictionary. :)

      mid 18th cent.: from Latin flocci, nauci, nihili, pili (words meaning ‘at little value’) + -fication.

      The Latin elements were listed in a well-known rule of the Eton Latin Grammar.

      Usage: Floccinaucinihilipilification is one of a number of very long words that occur very rarely in genuine use.

      • Wenjarich
        +2

        Haha, most people insist on it and then are surprised it is a real word. I have yet to meet someone who has simply taken my word for it. To be fair though, I didn't believe the person who told me so there is that :P This is why I love the word though. It so embodies what I love about the English language. It's like practicality is a side thought that those who built the language take into consideration only if said practicality is convenient to the situation.