Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paigon

[pejɡən]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paigon
IPA: [pejɡən]

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An untrustworthy person; a person who deliberately acts against one's interests.

Example Sentences

"They ain't none of them things. They're paigons. They're wastemen and they ain't got loyalty to no one — JJ included."
"They are hosted by one teenager with a microphone (there are a series of these hosts: My favourite channels are Koomz and Ash and 2Man TV.) The host asks passing teenagers to bait out the biggest paigon they know, or the biggest bowcat or sket or sidechick or stunter or catfish."
"Grime MC Stormzy has expressed his dismay at Theresa May, calling her a “paigon” at the GQ men of the year awards."
"you know I got something for a paigon yute (skang) Hmm, I'm very important So I never beg endorsement"

Etymology

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole pagan, from English pagan.

Origin

Source language: English

Word Breakdown

Root: pagan

Inflected Forms

paigons (plural) paigan (alternative) pagon (alternative) pagan (alternative)

Derived Forms

waigon

Homonyms

pagan

Rhymes With

vegan reagan copenhagen pagan meghan sagan fagan degen vaguen

Questions

How do you pronounce paigon?: The recorded pronunciation is [pejɡən].
What does paigon mean?: An untrustworthy person; a person who deliberately acts against one's interests.
Where does paigon come from?: It is traced to English.

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