Floccinaucinihilipilification

[william r sanford72]

discombobulated..?

ADJECTIVE..humorus

confused and disconcerted.

as in "he is looking a little pained and discombobulated"

[Bill Ryan]

Many years ago, when I was a kid, I remember laughing out loud at a magazine article — I think it was the New Yorker — about the German propensity for gluing smaller words together to make an enormous monster word.

This article was about dogs, referring to a huntenpantenschniffenhund ... and that was just where it started.

[william r sanford72]

Couldn't help it Bill...it was the only word close to expressing my attempts to read some of the posted words outloud....very funny thread..

[rgray222]

I spend a lot of time in Finland and frequently have too much time on my hands. Trying to learn the longest words out there became a game. This is the official longest word but there are others that are longer.

Widely accepted as the longest Finnish word is a 61-character creation (drum roll, please): lento­kone­suihku­turbiini­moottori­apu­mekaanikko­ali­upseeri­oppilas.

It refers to someone who is an 'aeroplane jet turbine motor assistant mechanic, non-commissioned officer, in training'.

Just be happy you don't have to put it on a business card or letterhead.

[Bill Ryan]

This video is nearly two minutes of improvised, non-stop nonsense — ad-libbed on the spot with zero preparation or script. It was merely an impromptu lighting and sound test for the real thing.

A masterclass in presentation (and stand-up comedy) skills. Enjoy.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cpMftyzVGhQ

[5th]

Whenever I see a woman cleaning excessively, I delight in telling her she has spermophobia.

This obviously throws her a bit until I explain the word means excessive fear of germs!

Try it...

[5th]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
This video is nearly two minutes of improvised, non-stop nonsense — ad-libbed on the spot with zero preparation or script. It was merely an impromptu lighting and sound test for the real thing.

A masterclass in presentation (and stand-up comedy) skills. Enjoy.

I understood every word. Obviously your 225,837 Thank Yous have affected your Mental Health.

[Ivy23]

Just because we can understand the words doesn’t mean the context is correct.... the actual intention of this video was comedy and he NAILED it. I snort laughed through the entire video. Good stuff. I’m sure every non-reversal tremmy pipe is supposed to connect to the differential girdle spring 😂

Posted by 5th (here)

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
This video is nearly two minutes of improvised, non-stop nonsense — ad-libbed on the spot with zero preparation or script. It was merely an impromptu lighting and sound test for the real thing.

A masterclass in presentation (and stand-up comedy) skills. Enjoy.

I understood every word. Obviously your 225,837 Thank Yous have affected your Mental Health.

[Tintin]

Posted by Ivy23 (here)
Just because we can understand the words doesn’t mean the context is correct.... the actual intention of this video was comedy and he NAILED it. I snort laughed through the entire video. Good stuff. I’m sure every non-reversal tremmy pipe is supposed to connect to the differential girdle spring 😂

Posted by 5th (here)

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
This video is nearly two minutes of improvised, non-stop nonsense — ad-libbed on the spot with zero preparation or script. It was merely an impromptu lighting and sound test for the real thing.

A masterclass in presentation (and stand-up comedy) skills. Enjoy.

I understood every word. Obviously your 225,837 Thank Yous have affected your Mental Health.

This was a real hoot wasn't it

Something about its presentation and delivery reminded me of the late great Ronnie Barker - an English comedian -and some of his (admittedly scripted) hilarious wordplay.

As for example, with this gem of a piece:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=aJ0nFQgRApY

Ronnie Barker monologue: Pismronunciation

[Tintin]

Of course no thread of this nature would be quite complete without reference to Douglas Adams' The Meaning of Liff.

Source: http://lib.ru/ADAMS/liff.txt

Inside its quite uniquely hilarious content are little gems such as these:

KALAMI (n.)

The ancient Eastern art of being able to fold road-maps properly.

KETTERING (n.) **
The marks left on your bottom or thighs after sunbathing on a
wickerwork chair.

(**For those unfamiliar with English geography Kettering is in fact a town in the English county of Northamptonshire rendering its use here more hilarious still - TQ)

[Praxis]

Posted by Satori (here)
Antidisestablishmentarianism. A 19th century Britain political position in opposition to Liberal proposals for the establishment of the Church of England.

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Supercalafragilisticexpeallidousious. I have no idea what this means or if I spelled it correctly. But it was a "word" in vogue in the 60's.

Satori,

You have the meaning of the first one just a little bit off If I recall correctly(and based on prefixes:

Antidisestablishmentarianism is indeed a position on the church of england but it was opposite from what you suggested. It was actually the Pro Church of England camp that was against(anti) getting rid of the CoE (Disestablisment) as the religion of the state, as they did in Ireland.





EDIT:

My favorite nonce word is Crookeywompus.

For example: Man I crashed my bike and now the handlebars are all crookeywompus.

[Tintin]

@Praxis: did you mean caddywompus perhaps?

[Eva2]

'This is a real lake in Massachusetts, and possibly the longest place name in the country. For highway signs it is usually replaced by Webster Lake. Ethel Merman sang the name in "The Lake Song."'

[Bill Ryan]

Posted by Tintin (here)


According to Wikipedia the following:

"the action or habit of estimating something as worthless."

...just for fun, can you find a really unusual word that we can use to, maybe, help the community stifle verbosity?

Floccinaucinihilivaccination. The action of considering vaccination as worthless.

[Stephanie]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)

Posted by Tintin (here)


According to Wikipedia the following:

"the action or habit of estimating something as worthless."

...just for fun, can you find a really unusual word that we can use to, maybe, help the community stifle verbosity?

Floccinaucinihilivaccination. The action of considering vaccination as worthless.

That made me laugh!😁

[Tintin]

“noventrigintacentillion.”

Courtesy of grok, apparently.

A noventrigintacentillion is an extremely large number equivalent to 10⁴²⁰ (a 1 followed by 420 zeros) in the short scale, or 10⁸³⁴ in the long scale (also known as a septuagintillion or bentaggoogol)

Now you know

[Vicus]

Another "interpretation" for snollygoster

Very up to day (elections...)

snollygoster:

A "carpetbagger." Somebody who will go to any lengths to achieve public office, regardless of party afiliation or platform.
That snollygoster just might become our State Senator if he lies and cheats enough!

Urban Dictionary: https://www.urbandictionary.com/defi...m=snollygoster

[Inversion]

Here's the entomology and history of the word. I typed it into Wordsmith and at 29 characters it's too long to be anagrammed. The first use of the word was in 1741 by poet William Shenstone, "I loved him for nothing so much as his flocci-nauci-nihili-pili-fication of money".

Google AI

floccinaucinihilipilification

/ˌfläksēˌnäsēˌnihəlēˌpiləfəˈkāSHən/

Floccinaucinihilipilification on Etymonline means the action or habit of estimating something as worthless.

Latin Root Components

The 29-letter word is a jocular creation composed of four Latin genitive roots:

• flocci: From floccus, meaning a tuft or wisp of wool.
• nauci: From naucum, meaning a trifle or nut-shell.
• nihili: From nihilum, meaning nothing or something without value.
• pili: From pilus, meaning a single hair.
• -fication: A Latin-derived suffix meaning "making" or "causing".

Origin & History

• Eton College: The term originated in the mid-18th century as an ironic coinage by students at Eton College.
• Grammar Rule Source: It was inspired by a traditional memory rule in the Eton Latin Grammar (based on William Lily's grammar) listing words used in the genitive case with verbs like facio and pendo to denote worthlessness.
• First Attestation: It first appeared in print in a 1741 letter written by the English poet William Shenstone.

Notable Usage

• Parliament: Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg used the word during a 2012 debate in the UK House of Commons.
• Discussion Contexts: According to online discussions on Reddit's Etymology Community, users note that the word blends classic academic satire with centuries of linguistic curiosity.

02/12/25 (0:45)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=J3qYJyV8HQc

[petra]

I just have to chime in here.. something is happening.

One of the things in my head thinks these are called "big stupid idiot words". I think I agree with him. We don't like big stupid idiot words.. we like to talk in small words because it's less stupid.

[Mike Gorman]

Posted by Gemma13 (here)
Some pretty cool one's here:

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/ex...nderful-words/

e.g.

catoptromancy : foretelling the future by means of a mirror

deipnosophist : a person skilled in the art of dining and dinner-table conversation

pneumonoul­tramicrosc­opicsilico­volcanocon­iosis - an invented term said to mean ‘a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust’, but rarely used except for its curiosity value

triskaidekaphobia - extreme superstition about the number thirteen

floccinaucinihilipilification is in there too


snollygoster - a shrewd or unprincipled person (hmm maybe we could start a trend and use this one from time to time, but it's got a double meaning )

Another West Aussie, I don't recall seeing any other folks from my neck of the woods on here - Hi Gemma I am in Perth