ginnegappen

Compound of ginnen +‎ gappen.

The first part is from Middle Dutch ginnen, from Old Dutch ginnan, from Proto-West Germanic *ginnan, from Proto-Germanic *ginnaną.

The second part is from Middle Dutch gabben (“to mock, laugh”), from Old Dutch *gabbon (“to mock, jest”), from Proto-Germanic *gabbōną (“to mock, jest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- (“to be split, be forked, gape”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɪnəˌɣɑpə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: gin‧ne‧gap‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɑpən

ginnegappen

1. (intransitive) to laugh and giggle
2. (intransitive) to mock and flout