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#207355 - 09/26/12 09:10 AM Gather around for GIGIL results
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	A wofahulicodoc (4) 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. Rhubarb Commando B bexter (3) 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. Avy C Rhubarb Commando (3) GIGIL: n. A deep hole or ravine which acts as a natural reservoir for rain water. belMarduk D jenny jenny (5) GIGIL :text talk acronym for "Great Idea, Girl I Love" (used frequently) or "Great Idea, Guy I love"(used rarely). Jackie; wofahulicodoc E Jackie (1) Gigil n. The rate of errors per thousand attempts to open web sites. F LukeJavin8 (1) Gigil - half or partial giggle.....as when you try to laugh at a dentist's joke as he works in your open mouth. G BranShea (3) Gigil n. glottal hissing sound of the green iguanas (iguana iguana) when under threat. bexter H olly (8) Gigil: An application that guards search engines from unwelcome DNS attacks. BranShea I wofahulicodoc (4) GIGIL [zhee-ZHEEL] - Parisian slang for a putatively innocent pre-teen girl; the inspiration for "Gigi" in the play of that name J tsuwm (5) Gigil a flowering plant of the genus Lilium. tsuwn; jenny jenny K Faldage (5) Gigil A fine-tipped awl used in making scrimshaw. Owlbow; LukeJavan8 L Candy (3) gigil [gheegle] verb (used with object) the urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute. olly M Owlbow (3) Gigil The ring attached to the upper block of a block and tackle. Faldage POINTS SCHEME ( ) 1 point for excellent daffynition 2 Points for each vote for your daffynition 5 Points for choosing my definition Kudos to those others who voted without possibility of getting any points.
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#207356 - 09/26/12 09:23 AM Re: Gather around for GIGIL results [Re: Candy]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	Gigil (Tagalog): The urge to pinch or squeeze something that is unbearably cute. Prononciation: Ghee-gle For clarification, I first came across the word gigil on a TV forum discussion about the origin of language. Since then I have had trouble finding a true source. This is all I have ..... Filipino Dictionary I'm thinking, because this word exists in Filipino it means the Philippines has a lot of cute things to talk about, things so cute you melt as they look back at you with their huge doe eyes. When I heard it I thought 'we should use that word'. Its so much better than, * OMG! that little puppy is so cute, look at him, I just want to squeeze him and cuddle him tight* and what about the time your elderly aunt/grandmother comes to visit. Does she pinch your cheeks and say how cute your dimples are? So now this is the word to describe that action.
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#207359 - 09/26/12 11:12 AM Re: Gather around for GIGIL results [Re: Candy]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10472 Loc: this too shall pass	or, according to someone I know who lives there, gigil is Indonesian for a shiver.. but see also here.
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#207360 - 09/26/12 11:32 AM Re: Gather around for GIGIL results [Re: tsuwm]
Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1039 Loc: Lancaster, UK	Congratulations, Olly. I have to admit that I thought that daffynition one of the least likely candidates! _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise
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#207369 - 09/26/12 02:03 PM Re: Gather around for GIGIL results [Re: Candy]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	Nice presentation Candy! Real nice. What a word!. Nice cartoon! But...to give grandmaster tsuwm a cookie of his own dough, how come he has 5 points? The vote by tsuwm on tsuwms' definition gets no points, if my mem'ry serves me well..... I know points don't count but even nopoints should be counted well.
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#207370 - 09/26/12 02:53 PM Re: Gather around for GIGIL results [Re: Candy]
tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10472 Loc: this too shall pass	if you're going to quibble about the scoring based on precedent [harumph], how about that giving of a bonus to wofa for multiple submissions, which was frowned upon in the past - as more daffies usaully gets you more total votes. but yes, the points don't matter.
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#207371 - 09/26/12 03:39 PM Re: Gather around for GIGIL results [Re: tsuwm]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	OH Woe is me ! I hadn't even seen that! Well never mind, just gigbbling. Fling the precedents! I like the new type of scoring in full color! Olé Olly and Candy!
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#207400 - 09/28/12 07:26 AM Re: Gather around for GIGIL results [Re: BranShea]
Owlbow enthusiast Registered: 10/21/03 Posts: 389 Loc: Rhode Island, USA	Fine round. Thanks Candy. Congrats to Olly and to all for believable definitions. I'm glad, thanks Faldage, that I didn't get skunked. I, for one am still going to call that ring on the block & tackle and that unbearable cute French girl, gigil. Edited by Owlbow (09/28/12 07:44 AM)
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#207401 - 09/28/12 07:46 AM Re: Gather around for GIGIL results [Re: Owlbow]
Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1039 Loc: Lancaster, UK	I think that wofa should have had a bonus point for his cute parisienne - it was pretty close to the "real" definition. _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise
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#207459 - 10/01/12 04:55 AM Re: Gather around for GIGIL results [Re: Candy]
Candy Pooh-Bah Registered: 09/21/10 Posts: 1705 Loc: down under	tsuwm...if you dont want to add GIGIL to the list of Hogwash words....I understand.
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