Discussion » The longest non-technical word in the first edition of the OED is.....

Posted by Sul, 2 months ago:
 
...Floccinaucinihilipilification

How awesome a word is that?

Also: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazin...
Posted by Meatwood Flack, 2 months ago:
 
the act of describing something as worthless

It is also interesting to note that floccinaucinihilipilification, in its original form, does not contain the letter E - the most common letter in the English language.
Posted by Sul, 2 months ago:
 
Indeed, Doc. The word is said to have been invented as an erudite joke by a student of Eton College, who, upon consulting a Latin textbook, found four ways of saying "don't care" and combined them.
Posted by Meatwood Flack, 2 months ago:
 
Those clever Eton students, eh!

They're so much endearing when constructing their own latin portmanteau words than when they're trying to run the country.

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