"hair trigger" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɛɹˌtɹɪɡɝ/ [Canada]
Etymology: compound hair + trigger Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hair trigger (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of hair-trigger Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: hair-trigger
    Sense id: en-hair_trigger-en-adj-Bh8BAxoE

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛɹˌtɹɪɡɝ/ [Canada] Forms: hair triggers [plural]
Etymology: compound hair + trigger Head templates: {{en-noun}} hair trigger (plural hair triggers)
  1. (US) Alternative form of hair-trigger Tags: US, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hair-trigger
    Sense id: en-hair_trigger-en-noun-Bh8BAxoE Categories (other): American English
  2. (figurative, US) Any unstable situation. Tags: US, figuratively
    Sense id: en-hair_trigger-en-noun-9odakpXa Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 33 52

Inflected forms

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