- Today's Word
Gigglepreneur
[gig-ul-pruh-nur]
Definition
- (noun) This captivating term combines “giggle,” signifying laughter or amusement, with “entrepreneur,” representing someone who starts and manages a business. It’s used to describe an individual who builds a business that thrives on humor, entertainment, or the joy of making people laugh.
Example
Imagine someone who starts a company that creates and sells hilarious, whimsical products, and they’re known for their witty marketing campaigns that make people burst into laughter. You might say, “She’s a true Gigglepreneur. Her business not only succeeds but also brings joy to everyone it touches.”
Fun Fact
“Giggle” represents laughter and amusement, often associated with a light and playful spirit, while “entrepreneur” signifies a business creator and manager. “Gigglepreneur” cleverly combines these concepts to celebrate those who turn laughter and humor into a thriving business.
(adjective) Devoid of intelligence, substance, or meaningful content; empty in a way that is made worse by the appearance of fullness.
The panel discussion was so vacuous — four articulate people saying nothing of substance for ninety minutes — that the audience left feeling vaguely cheated by their own attention.
Vacuous derives from the Latin vacuus, meaning “empty” or “void,” rooted in vacare — “to be empty” or “to be free.” The same root gives us vacuum, vacant, vacation — all words built around the idea of emptiness or absence. It entered English in the 17th century, initially used in scientific contexts to describe a literal vacuum before acquiring its cutting figurative sense of a mind or expression that contains nothing worth engaging with.