English Explanatory Dictionary

Tigger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An overly enthusiastic or energetic person, often characterized by bouncing.
noun
  1. A member of The Independent Group for Change, a pro-European British political party that existed in 2019.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪɡə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Tigger.wav /ˈtɪɡɚ/

Word forms

Tigger Tiggers

Etymology

An alteration of tiger, coined by the English author Alan Alexander Milne (1882–1956) as the name of the tiger friend of Winnie-the-Pooh, who is introduced in The House at Pooh Corner (1928) and described as “a Very Bouncy Animal”.

Derived words

Tiggerish
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