gigmanity

English

Etymology

gigman +‎ -ity, coined by Thomas Carlyle, derived from a definition once given in a court of justice by a witness who, having described a person as respectable, was asked by the judge in the case what he meant by the word, and replied, "One that keeps a gig."

Noun

gigmanity (countable and uncountable, plural gigmanities)

  1. (derogatory, dated) Narrow concern about, and pride in, one's respectability; a petty sense of decorum.
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