trigger-happy
ərˌhæp adjective Informal.
1.
ready to fire a gun at the least provocation, regardless of the situation or probable consequences: a trigger-happy hunter.
2.
heedless and foolhardy in matters of great importance and recklessly advocating action that can result in war: Some called him a trigger-happy candidate.
3.
eager to point out the mistakes or shortcomings of others; aggressively or wantonly critical: He's a trigger-happy editor with a nervous blue pencil.
Origin:
1940–45
1940–45
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| trigger-happy | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | tending to resort to the use of firearms or violence irresponsibly |
| 2. | tending to act rashly or without due consideration |
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Trigger-happy
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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