New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Today's word, floccinaucinihilipilification, is a noun describing the habit or act of considering something worthless. The unusual term gained wider attention in 2021 when Congress leader Shashi Tharoor-known for his fondness for rarely used and difficult-to-pronounce English words-engaged in friendly banter with then TRS working president K.T. Rama Rao over the complex names of Covid-19 medicines.

The Oxford English Dictionary describes floccinaucinihilipilification as "the action or habit of estimating something as worthless".

"On a lighter note, any idea who comes up with these unpronounceable names for meds? - Posaconazole - Cresemba - Tocilzumab - Remdesivir - Liposomal Amphoterecin - Flavipiravir - Molnupirav...