Word of the Day - Singultus

[debodun]

Singultus (noun) - reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; a hiccough.

Sometimes eating too fast will cause an episode of singultus.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Oh yes, eating rice too fast almost always causes singultus in me!

 

[Sliverfox]

Shucks,, here I thought singultus was another word for being unmarried.