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pidgins

pidgins is the plural of pidgin.

Meaning of pidgin

Noun

pidgin (countable and uncountable, plural pidgins)

  1. An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers. The speech is slow and supported by mime and gesture.
    • ‘I didnʼt know you can speak pidgin,’ he said and laughed.2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 79
    Synonyms:
    baragouin
  2. (archaic, idiomatic) A person's business, occupation, work, or trade (also spelt as pigeon).
    • Forget money. That's my pidgin.1950, Robert A. Heinlein, The Man Who Sold the Moon

Questions about pidgins

What is pidgins the plural of?
Pidgins is the plural of pidgin.

Words near pidgins in the dictionary

  1. pidginize
  2. pidginized
  3. pidginizes
  4. pidginizing
  5. pidginogenic
  6. pidgins
  7. Pidhaitsi
  8. Pidhorodne
  9. Pidhorodnie
  10. Pidie
  11. Pidigan

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