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trigger-happy

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trig⋅ger-hap⋅py

  [trig-er-hap-ee]
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–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
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trig·ger-hap·py   (trĭg'ər-hāp'ē)
adj.   Slang

  1. Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm before adequately identifying the target.

  2. Inclined to react violently at the slightest provocation.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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trigger-happy

  1. mod.
    eager to fire a gun; eager to shoot someone or something. : Rocko is sort of trigger-happy. Watch out.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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