"Tiggerish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɪɡəɹɪʃ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɪɡɹɪʃ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-Tiggerish.ogg [Australia] Forms: more Tiggerish [comparative], most Tiggerish [superlative]
Etymology: Tigger + -ish, from the nature of the fictional character Tigger in works about Winnie-the-Pooh by the English author A. A. Milne (1882–1956). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Tigger|ish}} Tigger + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} Tiggerish (comparative more Tiggerish, superlative most Tiggerish)
  1. (British) (Excessively) cheerful and exuberant; bouncy. Wikipedia link: A. A. Milne Tags: British Synonyms: energetic, lively

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