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English
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.[1] Later popularised by a 2020 episode of the 2018 Australian animated children's TV series Bluey.
Pronunciation
Adjective
trifficult (not generally comparable, comparative more trifficult, superlative most trifficult)
- (Internet slang, humorous) Of considerable difficulty.
2013 October 8, LouAyWood, Twitter:its very trifficult living with out internet. I do get to see lots of lovely cafés for their wifi though...
2014 September 24, DigiDaughter, Twitter:Minimum 3 & 1/2 hours drive tomorrow. Which is fine, as I predict that walking will be trifficult! :/
- 2020 March 23, "Favourite Thing", season 2, episode 7 of Bluey:
- Bluey: Bingo was trying to eat cherry tomatoes with her fork.
- Bingo: This is trifficult!
References
- ^ “trifficult”, in Rice University Neologisms Database, Rice University, 2023 September 7 (last accessed), archived from the original on 7 September 2023