Floccinaucinihilipilification

The action or habit of deeming something as worthless

Zachary likes practice Floccinaucinihilipilification a lot, especially at the store

by zKevinTheCat November 19, 2019

Floccinaucinihilipilification (ˌflɒksɪˌnɔ sɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n)

Meaning of floccinaucinihilipilification in English:

floccinaucinihilipilification

NOUN

mass noun
rare
The action or habit of estimating something as worthless.

Usage
Floccinaucinihilipilification is one of a number of very long words that occur very rarely in genuine use. For more details see antidisestablishmentarianism

Origin
Mid 18th century 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.

Pronunciation /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔ sɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

‘Humans are quick to partake in the floccinaucinihilipilification process, it has happened before and it will happen repeatedly until evolution explicates perfect men.’

Floccinaucinihilipilification (ˌflɒksɪˌnɔ sɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n)

by ANCIENT_WOLFY January 19, 2022

Floccinaucinihilipilification

The act of defining something as valueless. Generally used in part tense

Eves willy was floccinaucinihilipilification

by Thomas Cannaby May 20, 2022

Floccinaucinihilipilification

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by degenerate_degenerate September 27, 2022

Floccinaucinihilipilification

The action or habit of estimating something as worthless, but used chiefly as a curiosity word (bet you can't guess why ;). Floccinaucinihilipilification takes its meaning from a bunch of Latin words meaning 'worthless'. It is said that a Latin student was trying to prove a point, and he strung them all together to make the word floccinaucinihilipilification.

This whole thing is floccinaucinihilipilification.

by Cat's PJs October 6, 2022

Floccinaucinihilipilification

Floccinaucinihilipilification is the act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant, of having no value, or of being worthless.

The critic's review was filled with floccinaucinihilipilification, belittling every aspect of the author's hard work.

by TragicNovember July 6, 2024

Floccinaucinihilipilification

Something useless

"Well, that was a floccinaucinihilipilification."

by skewez January 17, 2025