Meanings
present singular third person floccinaucinihilipilificates · participle present floccinaucinihilipilificating · participle past floccinaucinihilipilificated · past floccinaucinihilipilificated
- humorousTo describe, estimate or regard something as worthless.
Not to floccinaucinihilipilificate your other theories, Graydon, but perhaps it would be beneficial to answer this question first?
1998 December 30, Ahasuerus, “Re: Authors On This Newsgroup”, in rec.arts.sf.written (Usenet)2 more examples
The fact that you couldn't manage to do that and spell at the same time is downright pitiable. I feel inclined to floccinaucinihilipilificate you entirely.
2000 February 16, Jens Ayton, “Re: [I] Book Review”, in alt.fan.pratchett (Usenet)If you are impolite to us, we will ignore you and diss you and publicly or privately floccinaucinihilipilificate your work just because you were rude.
2004 June 15, Peter Fairbrother, “Re: Factoring paper is wrong”, in sci.crypt (Usenet)
Origin
Back-formation from floccinaucinihilipilification.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish mitätöidä, vähätellä
- mitätöidäto regard as worthless
- vähätelläto regard as worthless
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