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   hiccup

   /ˈhɪkʌp/

   noun

   • 1. an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a characteristic gulping sound: "then she got hiccups"
   • 2. a temporary or minor problem or setback: "just a little hiccup in our usual wonderful service"

   verb

   • 1. have an attack of hiccups or a single hiccup: "they lay about hiccuping and giggling"

   Word Origin late 16th century: imitative; the form hiccough arose by association with cough.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hiccupy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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