(29 letters; an estimation of something as worthless) is the longest word in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. The OED2 shows a use of this word in a 1741 letter by William Shenstone (1714-1763), a British poet and essayist. It has been used by Sir Walter Scott and Senators Robert Byrd and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. It was used by Senator Jesse Helms in 1999 during the debate on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Randolph V. Cinco. It also appeared on March 14, 1996, in "Zippy," a comic strip distributed by King Features Syndicate:
Do you think I may be too quick to find fault with things and people, Zippy?
Yeh.
Th' 'floccinaucinihilipilification' process.
Th' what?
Floccinaucinihilipilification!! It means 'the estimation of something as valueless'!
You've been randomly reading th' dictionary, haven't you?
Yes. That and my natural tendency toward antifloccinaucinihilipilification!!
Yeh.
Th' 'floccinaucinihilipilification' process.
Th' what?
Floccinaucinihilipilification!! It means 'the estimation of something as valueless'!
You've been randomly reading th' dictionary, haven't you?
Yes. That and my natural tendency toward antifloccinaucinihilipilification!!
by Sierra J May 10, 2007
A fucking long word, if I've ever heard one.
Means: an act or instance of judging something to be worthless or trivial
(thank you actual dictionary.com)
Anyways, I put in in here, because it's really, really long.
Means: an act or instance of judging something to be worthless or trivial
(thank you actual dictionary.com)
Anyways, I put in in here, because it's really, really long.
by chloe... February 22, 2006
it is pronounced flocky-nocky-na-hilly-pilly-fic-ation
by fran that is my name June 21, 2005
A worthless, dumb, British girl. Usually with no common sense and lack of humor. Simply used as entertainment when drunk.
by TheRealManisHere February 11, 2009
to Floccinaucinihilipilificate is to render something as useless. Basically, the word Floccinaucinihilipilification means useless, meaningless or purposeless. Ironically, the word itself is quite useless. it's mainly used as an example of long words.
by TheOneTEM January 29, 2019
by Bastardized Bottomburp August 31, 2003
In Cincinnati, if you saw a hippopotamus yawning and at the same time you sneezed, then you have a case of floccinaucinihilipilification
hippopotamus: *Yawn*
You: *Sneeze*
A neutral observer to his pal: WOW check out that floccinaucinihilipilification
his pal: Yea man that was EPIC
You: *Sneeze*
A neutral observer to his pal: WOW check out that floccinaucinihilipilification
his pal: Yea man that was EPIC
by Mister Virtuoso a.k.a MLY October 11, 2009