trig

US //ˈtɹɪɡ// UK //tɹˈɪɡ// trig

Dialect Informal

Synonyms

clean cut
trigonometry
trim

Etymology 1

From Middle English trig, tryg, from Old Norse tryggr (“loyal, faithful, true”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz (“loyal, faithful, true”). Cognate with Old English trīewe (“faithful, loyal, true”). More at true.

Etymology 2

Clipping of trigonometry.

Etymology 3

See trigger.

Etymology 4

Compare Danish trykke (“to press”).

Etymology 5

Clipping.