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pidgin Definition


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pidgin
noun
    1. A type of simplified language used especially for trading purposes between speakers of different languages, consisting of a combination and often simplification of the vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation systems of the languages concerned, commonly used in the East and West Indies, Africa and the Americas. See also creole.
    2. colloq
      One's own affair, business or concern.
      Form: pigeon (also)
Etymology: 19c: said to be a Chinese pronunciation of business.



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