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gigmanity

gigmanity noun: narrow concern about, and pride in, one's respectability; a petty sense of decorum.

Noun

gigmanity (countable and uncountable, plural gigmanities)

  1. (dated, derogatory) Narrow concern about, and pride in, one's respectability; a petty sense of decorum.

Forms of gigmanity

pluralgigmanities

Origin of gigmanity

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."

Questions about gigmanity

What does gigmanity mean?
Gigmanity means narrow concern about, and pride in, one's respectability; a petty sense of decorum.
What part of speech is gigmanity?
Gigmanity is a noun.
What is the plural of gigmanity?
The plural of gigmanity is gigmanities.

Words near gigmanity in the dictionary

  1. giglot
  2. giglots
  3. gigman
  4. gigmanism
  5. gigmanities
  6. gigmanity
  7. gigmen
  8. GIGN
  9. gignomenon
  10. GIGO
  11. gigographies

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