hiccups
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- hiccups (n.)
- a bout of hiccupping, by 1723; see hiccup (n.). This often also was called hiccup or the hiccup. An earlier word for it (noun and verb) was yex, imitative, from Old English gesca, geosca.
Example
- 1. But the program has faced some hiccups . "
- 2. It appears lawmakers have tried to avoid any unforeseen hiccups to the plan .
- 3. Despite such hiccups , the movement is gaining serious momentum .
- 4. This is probably what 's causing her hiccups .
- 5. Treatment is needed only for persistent hiccups .