Sekirov Dictionary

pigeon

/ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/

noun 7
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun7

a common town bird with a small head, a fat body and short legs
(US, informal) A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
The meat from this bird.
A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.
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A person hired to transport film footage out of a region where transport options are limited.
- Kalb rushed to the airport and found a "pigeon" to take out the film: an American woman headed for London. — 1989
(Australia, slang) A weak or useless person.
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(informal, no longer used) Concern or responsibility.
- It's their pigeon.

verb1

To deceive with a confidence game.

forms

pigeoned · pigeoning · pigeons

Phrases with pigeon

cut the pigeon wing
To dance with graceful or fancy movements.

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