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gigmanity

noun

Etymology

From gigman + -ity, coined by Thomas Carlyle, derived from a definition once given in a court of justice by a witness who, having described a person as respectable, was asked by the judge in the case what he meant by the word, and replied, "One that keeps a gig."

  1. inherited from gigg
  2. derived from gikkr — “pert person”
  3. derived from gigue — “tall, skinny girl”
  4. inherited from gig
  5. suffixed as gigman — “gig + man”
  6. suffixed as gigmanity — “gigman + ity”

Definitions

  1. Narrow concern about, and pride in, one's respectability

    Narrow concern about, and pride in, one's respectability; a petty sense of decorum.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA