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Shiggles

nounverb
\ ˈshig-uhlz \ ˈʃɪɡ.əlz
✓ Sendy original
noun 1 of 2 plural in form, often construed as singular; usually with the

Inflections shiggles

1

A fit of mild, easygoing laughter; the relaxed amusement provoked by something at once calming and funny. Compare the affliction known as the giggles, but in a lower, more laid-back key.

a

The condition or state of being so amused, framed (mock-medically) as something one "has," by analogy with having the shingles.

2026

“My brousin had the shiggles all weekend.”

— Professor Sendy

2026

“Last night I had the shiggles; my twousin had the shingles and my brousin had the shiggles, but my twister had just the regular giggles.”

— Professor Sendy

verb 2 of 2 in the maxxed-out form shigglemax

Inflections shigglemaxxing

1

To pursue or indulge in shiggles to the fullest; to spend one's time deliberately courting low-key, chillarious amusement.

2026

“Let's go shigglemaxxing this tweekend.”

— Professor Sendy

Synonyms

gigglesthe chuckleschillarious laughter

Word Family

Wombos built from the same root — derivatives, escalations, and kin of Shiggles.

Word History

The Combo

shits giggles Shiggles

wombo (word combo) blending the vulgar noun s***s (the colloquial pairing in the phrase "for s***s and giggles," denoting idle amusement) with giggles (light, involuntary laughter). Per Professor Sendy, the term is deployed when a thing is "chillarious" (chill + hilarious) — that is, amusing in a relaxed, low-key register. Coined by Professor Sendy, 2026.

First Known Use 2026

Coinage credited to Professor Sendy.

Attested in the source utterance, @ProfessorSendy ↗

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