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Gigapause

name

Etymology

From giga- + pause.

  1. derived from παῦσις
  2. derived from pausa
  3. derived from pause
  4. prefixed as gigapause — “giga + pause”

Definitions

  1. The first extended hiatus of Homestuck, beginning on October 16, 2013 and lasting exactly…

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

  2. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA