Singaid

Singaid (idiom, idiomatic expression)

Pronunciation

/siŋ-eɪd/ or /sɪŋ-eɪd/

sing as in “sing” or “sin” with a g (depending on dialect) aid as in “aid”—offering help.

Defintion

Said to someone who has just hiccuped, as a polite remark; a remark offering good wishes of hiccups passing.

Like the English expression bless you, which is often used when someone is sneezing, singaid is a polite expression towards someone with the hiccups.

Use of the word singaid

person one: *has the hiccups*

person two: “singaid”

person one: *hiccup* “Thank you so much——” *hiccup* “I hate the——” *hiccup* “hiccups——” *hiccup*

Etymology and Word History

Singaid is derived from:

1. sing-, an affix that comes from the medical term for hiccups, singultus, which is Latin for gasp or sob; and
2. -aid, a word that comes from the English word aid, meaning to provide support, assistance, or help

Combined, singaid acts as a wish of aid when someone has the hiccups.