floccinaucinihilipilification

By Kian
@Kianko (15)
June 7, 2023 5:09am CST
Ever heard of this word "floccinaucinihilipilification". I first came across it in 2018 when Mr. Sashi tharoor used it on book launch. It created quite a stir those days. Recently I came across this word while browsing some news articles. Have anyone heard about this word? It basically means."the action or habit of estimating something as worthless". It has 2 letters more than the English alphabet I shall post a news article link below if anyone is interested. If anyone has more tounge twister words like these do share.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (85832)
• United States
8 Jun
I had never heard of it. It made me think of the movie, “Mary Poppins”, and the made up word they used: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (29276)
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8 Jun
Amber, I thought this as well!! I would flunk out of a spelling bee if I had to spell the word he is discussing. Way too long for remembering how to spell it.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (85832)
• United States
8 Jun
@MarieCoyle Great minds think alike! I’m with you. I’d never make it halfway through a spelling bee if that word was in the running.
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Ken
@kanuck1 (4401)
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7 Jun
Never heard of it until now. It is a word that I will never be able to remember how to to pronounce.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
7 Jun
I can't even begin to imagine how to pronounce the word.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (459916)
• Switzerland
7 Jun
I never heard this word, I cannot even pronounce it. The longest word in the world count 189,819 characters : “methionylthreonylthreonyl (…) isoleucina”.The chemical name of the largest protein.
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DJ
@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
7 Jun
LOL! I thought it was gibberish at first look.
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