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trig¹

  • /tɹɪɡ/ UK, US
  • [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪɡ] UK, US

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

Where it comes from

From Middle English trig, tryg, from Old Norse tryggr (“loyal, faithful, true”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz (“loyal, faithful, true”). Cognate with Old English trīewe (“faithful, loyal, true”). More at true.

adjective trigger · triggest

  1. dialectal True; trusty; trustworthy; faithful.
  2. dialectal Safe; secure.
  3. dialectal Tight; firm; steady; sound; in good condition or health. Aye, the Chicopee, a fine-un, she were. Clean-built and trig-lookin’! None more fleet in ‘64 than she...
  4. dialectal Neat; tidy; trim; spruce; smart. we possess of pig's skin and stirrups to keep them square and trig
  5. dialectal Active; clever.

noun trigs

  1. dialectal A dandy; coxcomb.

trig²

  • /tɹɪɡ/ UK, US
  • [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪɡ] UK, US

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

Where it comes from

Clipping of trigonometry.

noun trigs

  1. dialectal, informal, uncountable Trigonometry.
  2. countable, dialectal, informal A trig point.

trig³

  • /tɹɪɡ/ UK, US
  • [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪɡ] UK, US

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

Where it comes from

See trigger.

noun trigs

  1. UK, dialectal A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid. You might as well smite that saw with your fist ; you might as well put a trig under the dam and stop it, as to practise on him
  2. dialectal The mark for players at skittles, etc.

verb trigs · trigging · trigged

  1. dialectal, transitive To stop (a wheel, barrel, etc.) by placing something under it; to scotch; to skid.

trig⁴

  • /tɹɪɡ/ UK, US
  • [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪɡ] UK, US

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

Where it comes from

Compare Danish trykke (“to press”).

verb trigs · trigging · trigged

  1. dialectal To fill; to stuff; to cram. By how much more a mans skin is full treg'd with flesh, blood and natural Spirits.

trig⁵

  • /tɹɪɡ/ UK, US
  • [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪɡ] UK, US

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

Where it comes from

Clipping.

noun trigs

  1. dialectal, informal Triglyceride.

trig⁶

  • /tɹɪɡ/ UK, US
  • [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪɡ] UK, US

Rhymes with -ɪɡ

Where it comes from

Clipping.

noun trigs

  1. dialectal A cricket in the family Trigonidiidae.

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noun trig — see also trigonometry

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@misc{trig_2026,
  title = {trig},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trig},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}