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phrase · neuter

floccī nōn faciō

floccī nōn faciō
Classical[ˈfɫɔk.kiː ˈnoːn ˈfa.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈflɔt.t͡ʃi ˈnɔn ˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o]

Meaning

  1. idiomaticI don't care; I don't give a damn (about).
    ex quo intellectum est τρισαρειοπαγίτας ambitum, comitia, interregnum, maiestatem, totam denique rem publicam flocci non facere From which I understand that the three-times-Areopagites [i.e., vaunted judges] don’t give a damn about bribery, the comitia, the interregnum, lèse majesté, or for that matter the entire commonwealth68 BCE – 44 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 4.15.4

Origins

Literally, “I do not make it to be worth a trifle”. Floccī is the genitive singular of floccus (“wisp, trifle”), acting as a “genitive of value”.

Quick answers

What does floccī nōn faciō mean in Latin?
floccī nōn faciō, a phrase, means “I don't care; I don't give a damn (about).”.
How do you pronounce floccī nōn faciō?
In classical Latin, [ˈfɫɔk.kiː ˈnoːn ˈfa.ki.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈflɔt.t͡ʃi ˈnɔn ˈfaː.t͡ʃi.o].