# Hiccup

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup/230389>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 21, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup/230389 "2004-02-21T17:28:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![talking\_head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@talking\_head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/talking_head)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup/230389/1 "2004-02-21T17:28:16Z")

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Who out there knows what causes this phenomenon? My child asked and off the top of my head, I can’t say.

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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiccup/230389/2 "2004-02-21T17:31:39Z")

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Spasms of the diaphragm, causing a sudden intake of air.