GIGIL results

[Shani Naylor]

Our winner this round is Judy M, who gained 7 votes. Second place goes to Tim L with 5 votes.

Like Paul, I thought the definition of GIGIL sounded unlikely, especially since it came from the OED. It describes an intense feeling from seeing something so cute you can't resist squeezing it. It came into the OED in March.

Take it away Judy!

Round 3551 GIGIL

1.       Any worthless outer covering.
Debbie E, who voted 6 & *14. Score: 4
Votes from Tim B & Eric B.

2.       An ancient unit of liquid capacity equal to 60 shekels.
Paul K, who voted for 8 & 13. Score: 2
Votes from Rey & Judy M.

3.       A vertical rigid wing sail used on modern catamarans.
Johnny B, who was DQ. Score: 1
Vote from Dave C.

4.       (or gigill) promoters’ term for an event canceled due to illness.
Tim B, who voted 1 & 8. Score: 0
No votes.

5.       A type of musical composition specific to the Glass Harmonica of Benjamin Franklin.
Dave C, who voted 3 & *14. Score: 2
No votes.

6.       In archaeology, strata or deposits of material containing a high proportion of man-made detritus.
Nancy S, who voted 12 & 13. Score: 2
Votes from Debbie E & Judy M.

7.       A dance characterized by quick steps and spinning, common to square dances in the American Midwest.
Eric B, who voted 1 & 9. Score: 0
No votes

8.       In rural Turkey, a farm building having stables for livestock at ground level with accommodation for the farmer's family above them.
Tim L, who voted 13 & *14. Score: 5
Votes from Tim B, Efrem M & Paul K.

9.       A minor, persistent, and often unnoticed mechanical hum or vibration within a system, suggesting underlying activity or imminent operation.
Mike S, who voted 13 & *14. Score: 3.
Vote from Eric B.

10.   In Judaism, the ritual of rewinding a Torah scroll from the end of Deuteronomy back to the beginning of Genesis at the completion of a reading cycle.
Efrem M, who voted 8 & 13. Score: 1
Vote from Tony A.

11.   A rare fungal infection of the cricoid cartilage, identifiable by an asymptomatic, iridescent blue discoloration of the uvula and resistance to conventional antifungal treatments.
Rey, who voted 2 & 13. Score: 0
No votes.

12.   To maneuver one's dance partner toward an introduction by performing an elaborate triple-turn while maintaining linked elbows. [Early 19th c.: < Fr. gigue 'dance' + diminutive -il]
Dan W, who didn’t vote. Score: 1
Vote from Nancy S.

13.   A historical unit of weight used in 17th-century maritime trade mainly for spices and textiles. Equivalent to about three-quarters of a stone, it fell out of use by the early 18th century.
Judy M, who voted 2 & 6. Score: 7
Votes from Tony A, Nancy S, Rey, Efrem M, Mike S, Tim L & Paul K.

14.   An intense feeling caused by anger, eagerness, or the pleasure of seeing someone or something cute or adorable, typically physically manifested by the tight clenching of hands, gritting of the teeth, trembling of the body, or the pinching or squeezing of the person or thing causing this emotion.
OED D4
Votes from Dave C, Debbie E, Mike S & Tim L.

No def: Tony A, who voted 10 & 13. Score: 0

 

 

[Judy Madnick]

New word in a little while.

Judy

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