interjection. An approximation to the sound of a hiccup, used e.g. to indicate drunkenness.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
A syllable used to express the sound of a hiccup, particularly in representing the speech of a drunken person as interrupted by this sound.
n. A hiccup.
To hiccup.
Word Usage
"The so-called hic-et-nunc *-i is never used in the negative mood eg: *h₁ésti "It is."/*ne h₁ést "It's not" - the secondary endings were thus by current definition tenseless."