Meanings
- pluralplural onlyUncontrollable laughter or giggling that occurs inappropriately in an inappropriate place and time, as when in church.
Rusty, LaClaire and I had many memories growing up in this church, not the least of which was getting the church giggles more times than we could count.
2015, Angela W. Williams, Hush Now, Baby3 more examples
But I couldn't help myself Something struck me as awfully funny that day—the hushed reverence, my starched white dress, I cannot say for sure. My church giggles grew louder and louder, and the more I tried to tame them, the worse they got, until the Church of England must have had doubts about my prospects for salvation.
2010, Sarah Ferguson, What I Know Now: Simple Lessons Learned the Hard WayMy Jews lost control of their church giggles and started busting out laughing to the point of losing oxygen. I'm glad they weren't wearing a skirt like I was because I didn't want to witness any pee trickles that were happening.
2012, Jenny McCarthy, Bad Habits: A Book of Confessions about ConfessionChoir music can also make you burst into the church giggles, which strike when the minister quotes a verse of scripture that's accidentally funny, like the one about the talking mule, or pretty much anything from Zechariah, 5.1–2: [...]
2013, Paula Young Lee, Deer Hunting in Paris: A Memoir of God, Guns, and Game Meat
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