The act or habit of regarding something as unimportant or worthless.
Assembled from four Latin words meaning 'worthless': 'flocci' (a wisp) + 'nauci' (a trifle) + 'nihili' (nothing) + 'pili' (a hair) + '-fication.' Created by Eton College students in the 1700s as a joke.
Schoolboys at Eton made the LONGEST non-technical English word as a PRANK — by stacking four Latin words for 'worthless' together! It means 'treating something as worthless,' which is ironic because the WORD itself is priceless! 🎓😂
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