The longest non-technical word is flocci­nauci­nihili­pili­fication at 29 letters. Consisting of a series of Latin words meaning "nothing" and defined as "the act of estimating something as worthless," its usage has been recorded as far back as 1741.^[2][3][4] In recent times its usage has been recorded in the proceedings of the United States Senate by Senator Robert Byrd ^[5], and at the White House by Bill Clinton's press secretary Mike McCurry, albeit sarcastically.