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#206999 - 09/06/12 06:42 AM Time out for Hogwash GIGIL Daffy's
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Pooh-Bah
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Loc: down under Purposed daffynitions....please comment, offer bribes, analysis, criticize but above all, vote for the one you like best (or think is the real def).
A
GIGIL - (DJI-g'l) . The indigenous name of a tropical tree whose sap thickens
into a malleable mass called by Europeans "chicle," later made into rubber
B
Gigil - a specific sub section of sigillography in which seals were given to animals,
for example war horses, who performed greatly at their given task.
C
GIGIL: n. A deep hole or ravine which acts as a natural reservoir for rain water
D
GIGIL :text talk acronym for "Great Idea, Girl I Love" (used frequently)
or "Great Idea, Guy I love"(used rarely).
E
Gigil n. The rate of errors per thousand attempts to open web sites.
F
Gigil - half or partial giggle.....as when you try to laugh at a dentist's joke as he works in your open mouth.
G
Gigil n. glottal hissing sound of the green iguanas (iguana iguana) when under threat.
H
Gigil: An application that guards search engines from unwelcome DNS attacks.
I
GIGIL [zhee-ZHEEL] - Parisian slang for a putatively innocent pre-teen girl; the inspiration for "Gigi" in the play of that name
J
Gigil a flowering plant of the genus Lilium
K
Gigil A fine-tipped awl used in making scrimshaw.
L
gigil [gheegle] verb (used with object) the urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute.
M
Gigil The ring attached to the upper block of a block and tackle.
Edited by Candy (09/07/12 04:46 AM)
Edit Reason: re learning the English alphabet
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#207007 - 09/06/12 09:38 AM Re: Time out for Hogwash GIGIL Daffy's [Re: Candy]
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Carpal Tunnel
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Loc: this too shall pass gigil: slang "what was that word again?!"
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#207009 - 09/06/12 12:25 PM Re: Time out for Hogwash GIGIL Daffy's [Re: tsuwm]
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old hand
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Loc: Lancaster, UK The correct definition is A
(Mind you. I probably should have chosen C)_________________________
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#207014 - 09/06/12 08:46 PM Re: Time out for Hogwash GIGIL Daffy's [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Carpal Tunnel
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Loc: Land of the Flat Water I'll go with
K_________________________
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#207015 - 09/06/12 09:06 PM Re: Time out for Hogwash GIGIL Daffy's [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Loc: Worcester, MA Yes, but which K?
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#207016 - 09/06/12 09:08 PM Re: Time out for Hogwash GIGIL Daffy's [Re: wofahulicodoc]
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Carpal Tunnel
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Loc: Land of the Flat Water You are so perceptive.
The "K" dealing with the scrimshaw ._________________________
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#207018 - 09/07/12 01:11 AM Re: Time out for Hogwash GIGIL Daffy's [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Registered: 06/05/10
Posts: 611
Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Perhaps our underworld Hogmistress should disqualify both "K's", because ambiguity is too much like the stuff of life.
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#207020 - 09/07/12 04:50 AM Re: Time out for Hogwash GIGIL Daffy's [Re: jenny jenny]
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Pooh-Bah
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Registered: 09/21/10
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Loc: down under Sorry folks...my mistake. Correction made and I do apologise for any inconvenience.
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#207022 - 09/07/12 06:19 AM Re: Time out for Hogwash GIGIL Daffy's [Re: Candy]
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Posts: 724 "B"
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#207023 - 09/07/12 10:53 AM Re: Time out for Hogwash GIGIL Daffy's [Re: Avy]
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addict
Registered: 06/05/10
Posts: 611
Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Gee Golly Wow, all the definitions seem plausible (except one).
But if you say J real fast three times it sounds logical.
My guess is J J J
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