tickle, ticklish

tickle, ticklish
  Ho'omāne'one'o, māne'one'o, mane'o, ho'omane'o.

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  • Tickle torture — is the use of tickling to abuse, dominate, humiliate or even prank someone. The victim laughs even if he or she finds the experience unpleasant because the laughter is an innate reflex rather than social conditioning.[1] The term is often used to …   Wikipedia

  • Tickle Me Elmo — Type Children s toy Inventor Tyco Preschool Company Tyco Toys Avail …   Wikipedia

  • Ticklish Reuben — is a folk song written by Cal Stewart in 1900. Released on the Victor Label, the song is a prime example of the laughing song genre. Initially the tune starts off normally, then descends into an abyss of maniacal, sinister laughing.Lyrics as… …   Wikipedia

  • ticklish — (adj.) easily tickled, 1590s, from TICKLE (Cf. tickle) + ISH (Cf. ish). Literal sense is later than the fig. sense (1580s); an earlier word for this was tickly (1520s). Related: Ticklishly; ticklishness …   Etymology dictionary

  • Tickle — Tic kle, a. 1. Ticklish; easily tickled. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Liable to change; uncertain; inconstant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The world is now full tickle, sikerly. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] So tickle is the state of earthy things. Spenser.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tickle — [tik′əl] vt. tickled, tickling [ME tikelen, akin to Ger dial. zickeln, OE tinclian, to tickle: for IE base see TICK2] 1. to please, gratify, delight, etc.: often used in the passive voice with slang intensifiers, as tickled pink, tickled silly,… …   English World dictionary

  • ticklish — tick|lish [ˈtıklıʃ] adj 1.) someone who is ticklish laughs a lot when you tickle them 2.) [usually before noun] informal a ticklish situation or problem is difficult and must be dealt with carefully, especially because you may upset people ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • ticklish — [[t]tɪ̱kəlɪʃ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A ticklish problem, situation, or task is difficult and needs to be dealt with carefully. Policy makers are considering the ticklish question of the future of the European Community. Syn: delicate 2) ADJ …   English dictionary

  • ticklish — ticklishly, adv. ticklishness, n. /tik lish/, adj. 1. sensitive to tickling. 2. requiring careful or delicate handling or action; difficult or risky; dicey: a ticklish situation. 3. extremely sensitive; touchy: He is ticklish about being… …   Universalium

  • Tickling — is the act of touching a part of the body, so as to cause involuntary twitching movements or laughter. Such sensations can be pleasurable or exciting, but are sometimes considered highly unpleasant, particularly in the case of relentless heavy… …   Wikipedia

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