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/ˈpaɪdʒɔː/ · noun
(slang, archaic) Lecturing or patronizing talk, especially from an adult to a child..
I'll admit for the moment that you aren't giving me pi-jaw.
Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’
Use pi-jaw when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pi-jaw means (slang, archaic) Lecturing or patronizing talk, especially from an adult to a child..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I'll admit for the moment that you aren't giving me pi-jaw.
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