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pigeon
1[pij-uhn]
noun
any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails.
a domesticated member of this family, as one of the varieties of the rock dove.
Slang.
a young, usually attractive, girl.
a person who is easily fooled or cheated; dupe.
Poker Slang., a card, acquired in the draw, that greatly improves a hand or makes it a winner.
pigeon
2[pij-uhn]
noun
(not in technical use) pidgin; pidgin English.
pigeon
1/ ˈpɪdʒɪn /
noun
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
slang, a victim or dupe
pigeon
2/ ˈpɪdʒɪn /
noun
informal, concern or responsibility (often in the phrase it's his, her, etc, pigeon )
Word History and Origins
Origin of pigeon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pigeon1
Origin of pigeon2
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Animals in War was a poignant account of dogs, horses and pigeons that have served and suffered in various conflicts.
There is something about a healthy personality that feels repelled by a snoop, a snitch, a stool pigeon, an informer.
A recent court ban on feeding pigeons in public spaces in the western Indian city of Mumbai has become a major flashpoint between civic bodies, public health activists and bird lovers.
Prime Minister François Bayrou has put the cat among the pigeons in promising to cut two of France's national holidays in order to rescue the country's finances.
Outside the market, feeding pigeons with her children, Diana said she'd been planning to vote for Simion until she saw a video from Paris just before the elections.
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