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Apr 05, 2007 17:04

floc·ci·nau·ci·ni·hil·i·pil·i·fi·ca·tion [flok-suh-naw-suh-nahy-hil-uh-pil-uh-fi-key-shuhn] -noun Rare. the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). [Origin: 1735-45; < L floccī + naucī + nihilī + pilī all meaning "of little or no value, trifling" + -fication] ( Read more... )

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heven2mrgatroid April 5 2007, 22:23:00 UTC
I keep reading that and I still can't figure out how it would to say it. Once I figure it out I'm going to act like the biggest asshole of all time and go around using it as often as possible in everyday conversation. You just wait until I throw that one out at the Store 24.

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subversivegrrl April 6 2007, 13:20:40 UTC
floxa-nossa-nye-hilli-pilli-fication. Does that help? (I was going to suggest you go the entry on dictionary.com and click on the audio pronunciation thingy, but it's a "premium only service" and I don't know about you, but I'm not so much of a word-nerd as to subscribe to a pay dictionary service.)

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