church giggles
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Uncontrollable laughter or giggling that occurs inappropriately in an inappropriate place and time, as when in church.
Example Sentences
- "But I couldn't help myself Something struck me as awfully funny that day—the hushed reverence, my starched white dress, I cannot say for sure. My church giggles grew louder and louder, and the more I tried to tame them, the worse they got, until the Church of England must have had doubts about my prospects for salvation."
- "My Jews lost control of their church giggles and started busting out laughing to the point of losing oxygen. I'm glad they weren't wearing a skirt like I was because I didn't want to witness any pee trickles that were happening."
- "Choir music can also make you burst into the church giggles, which strike when the minister quotes a verse of scripture that's accidentally funny, like the one about the talking mule, or pretty much anything from Zechariah, 5.1–2: [...]"
- "Rusty, LaClaire and I had many memories growing up in this church, not the least of which was getting the church giggles more times than we could count."