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.