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Definition of
trigger-happy adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
trigger-happy
adjective
adjective
(
informal
)
(
disapproving
)
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too willing and quick to use violence, especially with guns
trigger-happy troops
See
trigger-happy
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