English
Alternative spellings
trigger happy
Adjective
en-adj
- idiom Having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly before adequately identifying the target.
#: The bystanders were indiscriminately gunned down by trigger-happy gang members.
- idiom Inclined to behave recklessly, especially with machinery.
#: Be careful when you work near him; he's trigger-happy with that chain-saw.
- idiom Inclined to react excessively or violently at the slightest provocation.
#: He was so trigger-happy that he wheeled and punched me when I brushed by him in the hall.
vi:trigger-happy
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