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trig noun [ trɪɡ ]

• trigonometry.
Origin: late 19th century: abbreviation.

trig adjective

• neat and smart in appearance.
• "two trig little boys, each in a gray flannel suit"

trig verb

• make neat and smart in appearance.
• "he has rigged her and trigged her with paint and spar"
Origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘faithful, trusty’): from Old Norse tryggr ; related to true. The current verb sense dates from the late 17th century.


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