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vocal tic

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vocal tic
n.
An involuntary, abrupt, and inappropriate grunt, bark, or other exclamation or utterance, occurring especially in Tourette's syndrome.


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Some examples of vocal tics are throat-clearing, snorting, grunting, or barking, or even words or phrases.
This theory reaches a berserk climax during You Stole the Sun, a rollercoaster of guitar mayhem that sees the youngster steal a march on the Mark E Smith school of vocal tics and begin braying like a donkey.
This vocal tic led unfairly, though perhaps understandably, to the other definition of the word, suggesting eccentricity and craziness.
 
 
 
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