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hic

American  
[hik] / hɪk /

interjection

  1. (an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)


hic British  
/ hɪk /

interjection

  1. a representation of the sound of a hiccup

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So do hic and Nic and pic and Ric and sic and tic and Vic.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2015

Pearson searched Google and found “Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim,” which is Latin for, “Be patient and tough; this pain will be useful.”

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2015

The alliteration of "hic" and "hende" adds to the effect, and joins the speaker and the object of his love in the verbal dance.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2013

Aliquam sed duo sunt quae hic primum pertinet ad hominem moralem papae tantibus in exemplum, deinde latius lawbreaking ipsius ducis officium institutionis ascendat et ignominiosus est.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2013

H�c est illa columna in qua DNS Nr Jesus XPS appodiatus dum populo pr�dicabat et Deo pn̄o preces in templo effundebat adh�rendo, stabatque una cum aliis undeci hic circumstantibus de Salomonis templo in triumphum.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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