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joy so pure it skips the brain and goes straight for the spine
means A feeling of bright, often gloating delight — the kind that bubbles up and shows itself.
from From Old English 'gleo,' meaning entertainment, mirth, or musical play — the same root that named a 'gleeman,' a wandering minstrel. For centuries 'glee' carried this sense of song and merrymaking, surviving today in the musical 'glee club,' before narrowing to mean the pure flush of joy itself.
- old roots
- From Old English gleo, meaning entertainment or mirth
- musical form
- A glee is an unaccompanied song for three or more voices
- clubs exist
- Glee clubs predate the TV show by two centuries
- villain flavor
- Often paired with sinister cackling, not gentle smiles
for instance
glee tv series — fox musical drama that ran 2009-2015 with 121 episodes across 6 seasons
glee club at yale — founded 1861, one of the oldest collegiate a cappella groups in the united states