diff --git a/boltons/gcutils.py b/boltons/gcutils.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import gc
+
+
+class GCToggler(object):
+    def __init__(self, postcollect=False):
+        self.postcollect = postcollect
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        gc.disable()
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        gc.enable()
+        if self.postcollect:
+            gc.collect()
+
+
+toggle_gc = GCToggler()
+toggle_gc_postcollect = GCToggler(postcollect=True)