Friday, December 13, 2013
Floccinaucinnihilipilification
In the unabridgedd dictionary, the word "Floccinnaucinnihilipilification" is defined as "to deem something as worthless. THAT is an incorrect definition. I looked up the parts of he word. The word is correctly defined as "to make into a reddish brown tufted wooly flower.".
This word was created by 2 college students as a "joke" to see how long it would stay in the unabridged dictionary.
This is the designation of elements of floccinnaucinnihilipilification:
Floccus: a tuft of wooly hairs. Also, a flower
Cinnau: cinnamon coloured reddish brown
Hili: A point of attachment.
Pili: A hairlike structure
fication: to make into.
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