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hiccupy en · ADJ

Etymology

From hiccup + -y.

Meanings

1. Characterised by hiccups.
   • Dexter's vocals are competent enough: his timbre is thin and eternally teenaged, but he can go apeshit on the hiccupy histrionics like no one's business. 1999 August 26, Buddy Seigal, “Even Old Englishmen Still Get Wood”, in OC Weekly, retrieved 16 Jun 2009:
   • She burst into hiccupy sobs.

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