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from The Century Dictionary.
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hiccup .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
hiccough .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
hiccup . - verb Alternative spelling of
hiccup .
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Examples
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It sounds like a great idea, but the only hickup is that if somebody shoots a Boone and Crockett buck, there is a great chance that the hunter couldn't handle the temptation and it is the only buck that he has poached.
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It sounds like a great idea, but the only hickup is that if somebody shoots a Boone and Crockett buck, there is a great chance that the hunter couldn't handle the temptation and it is the only buck that he has poached.
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Minus the occasional outages, I'm happy with Gmail... until the next hickup, that is.
Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs And Talk Leave Beta | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Meanwhile, this MIGHT cause a hickup in filesharing, but it wont be much, or long either!!
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Meanwhile, this MIGHT cause a hickup in filesharing, but it wont be much, or long either!
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By then end, I couldn't hold back the tears, so I was doing little hickup breaths to try and not sob.
Sunday Sweets: James' Sweet Safari Jen 2009
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I suppose they're entitled to a hickup, but one hopes that Rahm keeps his antacids handy from here on out.
Rahm Emanuel Accepts Gig As Obama's Chief Of Staff, Aide Says 2009
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He is also right about Bill Clinton, because he wasn't much more than a hickup in the conservative movement.
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He is also right about Bill Clinton, because he wasn't much more than a hickup in the conservative movement.
Obama: Reagan Changed Direction Of Country In Way Bill Clinton Didn't 2009
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But just in case you are a bit nervous about the financial hickup that became evident on 9/15, then I suggest you go back to 9/11 and see what this great nation did in time of a serious attack on our country and financial system.
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