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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
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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.
OP 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.
or, according to someone I know who lives there, gigil is Indonesian for a shiver..
but see also here.
Congratulations, Olly. I have to admit that I thought that daffynition one of the least likely candidates!
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
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.
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.
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!
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.
Last edited by Owlbow; 09/28/12 11:44 AM.
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
OP tsuwm...if you dont want to add GIGIL to the list of Hogwash words....I understand.
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