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English
Etymology
Back-formation from floccinaucinihilipilification.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌflɒk.sɪˌnɒs.ɪˌnɪ.hɪl.ɪˈpɪl.ɪ.fɪ.keɪt/, /ˌflɒk.sɪˌnɔːs.ɪˌnaɪ.ɪl.ɪˈpɪl.ɪ.fɪ.keɪt/
Verb
floccinaucinihilipilificate (third-person singular simple present floccinaucinihilipilificates, present participle floccinaucinihilipilificating, simple past and past participle floccinaucinihilipilificated)
- (colloquial) To describe, estimate or regard something as worthless.
1998 December 30, Ahasuerus, “Re: Authors On This Newsgroup”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet):Not to floccinaucinihilipilificate your other theories, Graydon, but perhaps it would be beneficial to answer this question first?
2000 February 16, Jens Ayton, “Re: Book Review”, in alt.fan.pratchett (Usenet):The fact that you couldn't manage to do that and spell at the same time is downright pitiable. I feel inclined to floccinaucinihilipilificate you entirely.
2004 June 15, Peter Fairbrother, “Re: Factoring paper is wrong”, in sci.crypt (Usenet):If you are impolite to us, we will ignore you and diss you and publicly or privately floccinaucinihilipilificate your work just because you were rude.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:floccinaucinihilipilificate.
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