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definition: "an act or instance of judging something to be worthless or trivial" pronunciation:  flok-s uh -naw-s uh -nahy-hil- uh -pil- uh -fi- key -sh uh  n part of speech: noun restrictive label: rare etymology: "1741, a combination of four Latin words (flocci, nauci, nihili, pilifi) all signifying 'at a small price' or 'for nothing,' which were listed together in a rule of the well-known Eton Latin Grammar. The kind of jocular formation that was possible among educated men in Britain in those days." ( Dictionary.com ) usage (1925-2008):   Google Ngram Viewer fact: "Longest unchallenged nontechnical word" in the English language ( Wikipedia ) "A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!" Proverbs 15:23