tiggern.¹

/ˈtɪɡə/

Etymology: < tig v. + -er suffix¹.

One who ‘tigs’ or touches; the pursuer in the game of ‘tig’.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > tag > pursuer

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1893 E. L. Wakeman in Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 19 Oct. This impedes the tigger's running.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

Tiggern.²

Brit.

/ˈtɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈtɪɡər/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Tigger.

Etymology: < Tigger, the name of an exuberant and energetic character resembling a tiger in A. A. Milne The House at Pooh Corner (1928) and later books and films.

An exuberant, energetic, and cheerful person, likened to the Winnie-the-Pooh character Tigger.

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1981 Daily Mail 2 Apr. 31 (headline) Tigger comes bouncing to the rescue of BPC... If British business is the House at Pooh Corner, then there is no doubt of the part being played by Robert Maxwell. He is Tigger.

2008 R. Pausch Last Lect. vi. 196 When he smiles, he smiles with his whole face; he's the ultimate Tigger.

2014 New Yorker 5 May 84/2 He's a volatile mixture of stasis and overkill; a chronic Eeyore who, when duty calls, releases his inner Tigger.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018).

单词	tigger
释义	tiggern.¹ /ˈtɪɡə/ Etymology: < tig v. + -er suffix¹. One who ‘tigs’ or touches; the pursuer in the game of ‘tig’. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > hiding or chasing game > [noun] > tag > pursuer tiggy1845 tagger1891 tigger1893 1893 E. L. Wakeman in Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 19 Oct. This impedes the tigger's running. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018). Tiggern.² Brit. /ˈtɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈtɪɡər/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Tigger. Etymology: < Tigger, the name of an exuberant and energetic character resembling a tiger in A. A. Milne The House at Pooh Corner (1928) and later books and films. An exuberant, energetic, and cheerful person, likened to the Winnie-the-Pooh character Tigger. ΚΠ 1981 Daily Mail 2 Apr. 31 (headline) Tigger comes bouncing to the rescue of BPC... If British business is the House at Pooh Corner, then there is no doubt of the part being played by Robert Maxwell. He is Tigger. 2008 R. Pausch Last Lect. vi. 196 When he smiles, he smiles with his whole face; he's the ultimate Tigger. 2014 New Yorker 5 May 84/2 He's a volatile mixture of stasis and overkill; a chronic Eeyore who, when duty calls, releases his inner Tigger. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018). < n.¹1893n.²1981
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