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What does trigger-happy mean?

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Regan gasped, surprised, not expecting such a fierce attack from his cousin, though she was known to be violent and trigger-happy.
It exceeded the 4 x 6 inches allowed by the jail, so I was pleasantly surprised that it was not rejected by the trigger-happy mailroom.
The man in charge saw Gilgamesh on the alarm screens and got trigger-happy.
At least, he was reasonably sure that none of Klem Zareff's trigger-happy mercenaries would shoot him down coming in.
Many have online accounts, which tend to appeal to trigger-happy investors.
Even Winston Churchill, then the minister responsible, was shocked by the action of some trigger-happy pilots and vengeful ground troops.

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