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trifficult

adj

Etymology

Blend of tricky + difficult. Alternatively, blend of triple + difficult, from the analogy of di- + fficult. The Rice University Neologisms Database listed the term since as early as 10 June 2008 as a blend of trying + difficult. Later popularised by a 2020 episode of the 2018 Australian animated children's TV series Bluey.

  1. derived from difficultō
  2. derived from difficulter
  3. inherited from difficult
  4. compounded as trifficult — “tricky + difficult”

Definitions

  1. Of considerable difficulty.

    • its very trifficult living with out internet. I do get to see lots of lovely cafés for their wifi though...
    • Minimum 3 & 1/2 hours drive tomorrow. Which is fine, as I predict that walking will be trifficult! :/
    • Bluey: [voiceover] Bingo was trying to eat cherry tomatoes with her fork.

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