giggle

Definition

  • verb: to laugh in a nervous or childlike way
  • verb: to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath
  • synonyms: homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh

Examples

  • ('Brit') Going to the circus would be a bit of a 'giggle'. [=would be amusing or enjoyable]

  • I had an attack of the 'giggles'. [=I was unable to stop giggling]

  • She 'giggled' like a little kid.

Movie quotes

  • (..) to cut the prick loose. Was he all pissed off? How would you feel if you had to do a fuckin' handstand to take a piss? You guys like to tell jokes and giggle and kid around, huh? Giggling like a bunch of girls in the schoolyard. Well, let me tell a joke. Five guys sittin' in a bullpen... (..)
    1992 Reservoir Dogs