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• ‘hair-triggered’: meanings and origin 15th Jul 2026 - (0)

  literally (UK, 1803): of a firearm: equipped with a hair trigger—hence, figuratively (Ireland, 1853): reacting immediately to the slightest provocation or cause

• ‘corkscrew curl’: meaning and origin 14th Jul 2026 - (0)
• ‘horse doovers’: meaning and origin 13th Jul 2026 - (0)
• ‘bicycle kick’: meaning and origin 9th Jul 2026 - (0)
• ‘Strawberry Fields’: meaning and origin 8th Jul 2026 - (0)

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