gigapause

1. Alternative letter-case form of Gigapause.

   The gigapause finally ended on October 15, 2014, and Hussie made his grand return with... a one-page update.

   2015 February 24, Lilian Min, “How the Internet Invented a New Kind of Storytelling”, in The Atlantic

alternative gigapause

1. Homestuck fandom slangThe first extended hiatus of Homestuck, beginning on October 16, 2013 and lasting exactly one year.

   I wonder how tumblr is doing now that the Gigapause has ended

   2014 October 16, josh, yeah (@joshyaaa), Twitter

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   Ive said this many times but it was so funny that after the gigapause people accused homestucks characters of being 'ooc' because people spent a year reading fanfiction

   2020 January 26, Ava (@IikeClockwork), Twitter

   Homestuck's Gigapause was the BEST thing to ever happen to Gravity Falls.

   2021 April 10, Orlando the Uniobou (@muteOrator), Twitter