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'''Floccinaucinihilipilification''' ( | '''Floccinaucinihilipilification''' (IPA: /flɒksɨˌnɔːsɨˌnaɪhɨlɨˌpɪlɨfɨˈkeɪʃən/) is an act or instance of judging something to be worthless or trivial, according to [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/floccinaucinihilipilification dictionary.reference.com]. | ||
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With its 29 letters, it's one of the the longest non-technical words in English, right behind hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, antidisestablishmentarianism, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, although it was coined as a joke. | With its 29 letters, it's one of the the longest non-technical words in English, right behind hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, antidisestablishmentarianism, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, although it was coined as a joke. | ||
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Bellamy saying the word during an interview with on French television. Howard can be heard giggling like a schoolgirl in the background.
Floccinaucinihilipilification (IPA: /flɒksɨˌnɔːsɨˌnaɪhɨlɨˌpɪlɨfɨˈkeɪʃən/) is an act or instance of judging something to be worthless or trivial, according to dictionary.reference.com.
With its 29 letters, it's one of the the longest non-technical words in English, right behind hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia, antidisestablishmentarianism, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, although it was coined as a joke.
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