Tigger

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɪɡə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɪɡɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ) Hyphenation: Tig‧ger === Etymology 1 === 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”. ==== Noun ==== Tigger (plural Tiggers) An overly enthusiastic or energetic person, often characterized by bouncing. ===== Derived terms ===== Tiggerish ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== Tigger on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From the initials of The Independent Group +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== Tigger (plural Tiggers) (informal, UK politics, historical) A member of The Independent Group for Change, a pro-European British political party that existed in 2019.