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twig1 (twĭg)

[Middle English, from Old English twigge.]

noun 

  1. A young shoot representing the current season's growth of a woody plant.
  2. Any small, leafless branch of a woody plant.
twig2 (twĭg)

[Irish Gaelic tuigim, I understand, from Old Irish tuicim.]

verb: twigged, twig·ging, twigs. 

Chiefly British

transitive verb 

  1. To observe or notice.
  2. 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)
twig3 (twĭg)

[Origin unknown.]

noun 

Chiefly British
The current style; the fashion.