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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɪdʒɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɪdʒən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pij′ən)

pi•geon¹ /ˈpɪdʒən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Birdsa bird having a plump body and small head, esp. the larger species with square or rounded tails.
Slang Terms
- a girl or young woman.
- a person who is easily fooled or cheated.

pi•geon¹ (pij′ən),USA pronunciation n.

Birdsany bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, esp. the larger species with square or rounded tails. Cf. dove ¹ (def. 1).
Birdsa domesticated member of this family, as one of the varieties of the rock dove.
Slang Terms
- a young, usually attractive, girl.
- a person who is easily fooled or cheated;
  dupe.
Games[Poker Slang.]a card, acquired in the draw, that greatly improves a hand or makes it a winner.

Late Latin pīpiōn- (stem of pīpiō) squab, akin to pīpīre, pīpāre to chirp
Middle French pijon
Middle English pejon young dove 1350–1400

pi•geon² (pij′ən),USA pronunciation n.

Linguistics(not in technical use) pidgin;
pidgin English.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pigeon /ˈpɪdʒɪn/ n

any of numerous birds of the family Columbidae, having a heavy body, small head, short legs, and long pointed wings: order Columbiformes
See rock dove

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French pijon young dove, from Late Latin pīpiō young bird, from pīpīre to chirp

pigeon /ˈpɪdʒɪn/ n

Brit informal concern or responsibility (often in the phrase it's his, her, etc, pigeon)

Etymology: 19th Century: altered from pidgin

'pigeon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

altricial - Cape pigeon - capuchin - carrier - carrier pigeon - clay pigeon - cushat - Danzig - dhal - dragoon - fantail - homer - homing pigeon - Lahore - Modena - owl - passenger pigeon - pigeon breast - pigeon pea - pigeon-toed - pintado petrel - pouter - ringdove - rock dove - rock pigeon - roller - runt - self - skeet - squab - stock dove - stool pigeon - trumpeter - turbit - wood pigeon - band-tailed pigeon - bird - bow net - butt - chicken breast - columbarium - columbary - crop milk - cryptococcosis - culver - dove - fink - guillemot - merlin - nark

In Lists: Species of birds, Domesticated animals, Animals, more...

Synonyms: dove, culver, Columba, squab, bird, more...

Collocations: shoo the pigeons away, a pigeon's [egg, nest], [homing, carrier] pigeons, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "pigeon" in the title:

A loop pigeon?
A tamed pigeon
as the plumage on a murdered pigeon.
being <pigeon> holed
dove / pigeon
Dove or pigeon
If he writes about a pigeon, he imagines himself to be <a pigeon/ it>.
It doesn't matter what people call you unless they call you pigeon pie and eat you up
Let the stool pigeon sing
Pigeon dropper
Pigeon Feathers
pigeon loft
pigeon shooting and <Boden> were the norm
Pigeon- Could be use instead of bum
pigeon-holed
pigeon-toed
pigeon/dove
puffed-up pigeon
She is a homing pigeon...She will come back
special pigeon
stool pigeon
The men hate a stool pigeon
The pigeon ???? on my jacket's sleeve
The pigeon is organic
The second pigeon flew as soon as the first one had flown/done.
to feel as drab as a pigeon
To make a good pigeon (?)
unless they call you pigeon pie and eat you up

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