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Trigger

A strong emotional reaction set off by a set of words or image that reminds a person of a traumatic event. Used often in the Self Injury community to describe something that may cause a person to relapse into a cutting, bullimic, or other self injuring state.
That poem mentions rape and self mutilation. It could trigger.
by PerfectlyInsane90 October 6, 2008
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Chrono Trigger

Best fucking game ever made... (I finished it in 3 days, but well, played, like, 5hours/day, loll)
by Bobby the Blobber March 8, 2003
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Trigger-some

When a person becomes easily triggered, or mad, angry. When just saying something will piss them off. They easily get mad.
Why are you being so Trigger-some?
I am very trigger-some today
That was way too trigger-some
by The Bitchin' kiwis April 10, 2017
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triggered happy

When a politically charged individual is enraged by anything said by an individual of opposing party or belief.
"The President tweeted a word." "NOOOOOOOO! HE HAS CODES TO MISSILES! HE'S AN EMBARRASSMENT! HE SHOULD BE IMPEACHED! #RESIST!" .... "Damn dude... you're a bit triggered happy."
by jzahz June 10, 2017
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Trigger Puller

I'm just an infantryman, or trigger puller.
by Kese March 30, 2009
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triggerd

A name of a thing that turns you on or makes you angry as crap
Xander got triggerd today real good momma.
by Clonewarslover69 June 9, 2016
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trigger

A topic, phrase or word that emotionally sets someone off. Could refer to anger, or reliving a traumatic experience. Sometimes this is logical, other times it seems like an attention grab. It is fairly common for certain communities on, for example, Livejournal to be overly sensitive to people's 'triggers' (often but not always relating to sexual assault)--any mention of violence may be censored.
(1) Man, I know I shouldn't have gone off on Eric that way, but that racist joke he made triggered me big time and I flipped my shit.

(2) I got kicked off that livejournal group for not lj-cutting my post talking about the rape scene in the movie I watched last night. Some girl said it triggered her and the mods were on her side.
by AllisonLinn June 21, 2008
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