"trifficult" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-trifficult.wav Forms: more trifficult [comparative], most trifficult [superlative]
Etymology: Blend of tricky + difficult. Alternatively, blend of triple + difficult, from the analogy of di- + fficult. The Rice University Neologisms Database listed the term since as early as 10 June 2008 as a blend of trying + difficult. Later popularised by a 2020 episode of the 2018 Australian animated children's TV series Bluey. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|tricky|difficult}} Blend of tricky + difficult, {{blend|en|triple|difficult|nocap=1}} blend of triple + difficult Head templates: {{en-adj|-|more}} trifficult (not generally comparable, comparative more trifficult, superlative most trifficult)
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Of considerable difficulty. Wikipedia link: Bluey (2018 TV series), Rice University Tags: Internet, humorous, not-comparable, usually
    Sense id: en-trifficult-en-adj-JCcZOQ17 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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