paigon
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Multicultural London English[pejɡən]
paigon noun: an untrustworthy person; a person who deliberately acts against one's interests.
Noun
paigon (plural paigons)
- An untrustworthy person; a person who deliberately acts against one's interests.
- They ain't none of them things. They're paigons. They're wastemen and they ain't got loyalty to no one — JJ included.2013, Polly Courtney, Feral Youth, page 279
- They are hosted by one teenager with a microphone (there are a series of these hosts: My favourite channels are Koomz and Ash and 2Man TV.) The host asks passing teenagers to bait out the biggest paigon they know, or the biggest bowcat or sket or sidechick or stunter or catfish.2016 April 20, Russell Smith, “Russell Smith: The future of English is in these teens' YouTube videos”, in The Globe and Mail
Forms of paigon
| plural | paigons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | paigan |
| alternative form | pagon |
| alternative form | pagan |
Origin of paigon
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole pagan, from English pagan.
Words formed from paigon
Words that rhyme with paigon
Questions about paigon
- What does paigon mean?
- Paigon means an untrustworthy person; a person who deliberately acts against one's interests.
- What part of speech is paigon?
- Paigon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce paigon?
- Paigon is pronounced [pejɡən] (Multicultural London English).
- What is the plural of paigon?
- The plural of paigon is paigons.
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