twig
1 (twĭg)
[Middle English, from Old English twigge.]
noun
- A young shoot representing the current season's growth of a woody plant.
- Any small, leafless branch of a woody plant.
twig
2 (twĭg)
[Irish Gaelic tuigim, I understand, from Old Irish tuicim.]
verb: twigged, twig·ging, twigs.
Chiefly Britishtransitive verb
- To observe or notice.
- To understand or figure out: “The layman has twigged what the strategist twigged almost two decades ago” (Manchester Guardian Weekly)
intransitive verb
- To be or become aware of the situation; understand: “As Europe is now twigging, the best breeding ground for innovators who know how to do business is often big, competitive companies” (Economist)
twig
3 (twĭg)
[Origin unknown.]
noun
Chiefly British- The current style; the fashion.