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/ˈpɪ.d͡ʒɪn/ · noun
(linguistics) 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..
‘I didnʼt know you can speak pidgin,’ he said and laughed.
Forget money. That's my pidgin.
It's up to the detective sergeant to ask his own questions, that's not my pidgin. But I did wonder if either of you gentlemen had an idea of the exact time of the shot.
Use pidgin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pidgin means (linguistics) 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..
Common synonyms include baragouin.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘I didnʼt know you can speak pidgin,’ he said and laughed.
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