102. Floccinaucinihilipilification

On the hunt for some fun facts to bring to the office? Search no more, because this week, Kyle and Emily bring you the longest non-technical word you’ll find in a dictionary: floccinaucinihilipilification.

Our hosts begin by exploring a few fancy British boarding schools and their history. They talk about the life of an average schoolboy of Eton College. And Kyle reveals that these boys, knee deep in Latin studies and boring school textbooks, are the ones who gave us this Eton Mess of a word.

Floccinaucinihilipilification might seem like a senseless jumble of letters. But Emily gets a better hold on this word as she learns to break it into parts. This massive word for “nothing” actually connects to roots for wool, nut shell, nihilism, and even hair!