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tig^¹

/tɪɡ/

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

Where it comes from

Dialectal variant of tick, from Middle English ticken, tiken. More at tick.

verb tigs · tigging · tigged

dialectal To touch lightly or playfully; to trifle, dally.

noun tigs

dialectal A light touch; a tap or pat.
Ireland, Scotland The children's game of tag. One evening when playing tig she had put her hands over his eyes: long and white and thin and cold and soft.

tig^²

/tɪɡ/

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

noun tigs · tyg

historical A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment.

TIG^³

adjective

abbreviation, acronym, not comparable Acronym of tungsten inert gas; pertaining to TIG welding.

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tig. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tig

Chicago

"tig." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tig.

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@misc{tig_2026,
  title = {tig},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tig},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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