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- "The Gigglewater is non-negotiable."
- — Seraphina Picquery, President of MACUSA[src]
Gigglewater is a wizarding alcoholic beverage that was circulated in the United States.[1] Pinnock was one brand of Gigglewater sold in the 1920s. Its ingredients included Chortle extract. True to its name, Gigglewater may cause the drinker to laugh out loud when consumed.[2]
History
Despite the American No-Majs enforcing Prohibition during the 1920s, Seraphina Picquery's stance on the matter was, as she famously put it to her Chief of Staff, that "Gigglewater is non-negotiable".[1]
Etymology
- Gigglewater or giggle water are slang words which really exist. Indeed, it's of the American slang to refer to an "intoxicating beverage, alcohol" as such during the Prohibition.[3] It was especially used when describing champagne.[4]
Appearances
- Pottermore (Mentioned only)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)