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Title: Best. Word. Ever.
Post by: Ender on August 10, 2007, 12:40:45 AM
Floccinaucinihilipilification - the habit of describing something as worthless

    * floccus, -i a wisp or piece of wool, used idiomatically as flocci non facio ("I don't give a hoot")
    * naucum, -i a trifle
    * nihil, -is nothing; something valueless (lit. "not even a thread" from ni+hilum)
    * pilus, -i a hair; a bit or a whit; something small and insignificant

Courtesy of my friend for the word and the thread title (the description he used in telling me). :P
Title: Re: Best. Word. Ever.
Post by: Newby on August 10, 2007, 12:47:27 AM
Err... my favorite word is... dunno!

Heh. I'll get back to you on that one.
Title: Re: Best. Word. Ever.
Post by: Quik on August 10, 2007, 03:52:19 AM
I like tintinnabulation.
Title: Re: Best. Word. Ever.
Post by: iago on August 10, 2007, 11:18:19 AM
Am I the only one who sees the irony in this thread?
Title: Re: Best. Word. Ever.
Post by: deadly7 on August 10, 2007, 01:28:43 PM
Quote from: iago on August 10, 2007, 11:18:19 AM
Am I the only one who sees the irony in this thread?
That the best word ever could describe this thread?
Title: Re: Best. Word. Ever.
Post by: rabbit on August 10, 2007, 01:37:59 PM
Quote from: iago on August 10, 2007, 11:18:19 AM
Am I the only one who sees the irony in this thread?
NO!  I see it too.  I also see the nickely, and there's a bit of coppery.