How to pronounce“gargalesis”in English
IPA/gærgælɛsɪs/
Syllablesgar·ga·le·sis
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Knismesis is widespread in mammals: a horse whips its tail when a fly lands on its back, and a cat's ears twitch when you brush 'em.
Gargalesis, on the other hand -- and I love that word -- is only experienced by primates, which include humans.
When you tickle a chimp, it lets out a noiseless pant that is the evolutionary precursor to a human laugh.
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Definitions of “gargalesis”
noun
Heavy tickling often leading to laughter.
“Pending a better nomenclature we suggest for the former the term knismesis and for the latter the term gargalesis, with the adjectives knismic and gargalic, hyperknismesis and hyper-gargalesis for excess, etc.”