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countable and uncountable, plural pidgins
(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. quotations examples
‘I didnʼt know you can speak pidgin,’ he said and laughed.
2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 79
(archaic, idiomatic) A person's business, occupation, work, or trade (also spelt as pigeon) quotations
Forget money. That's my pidgin.
1950, Robert A. Heinlein, The Man Who Sold the Moon
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.
2015, Guy Cullingford, Post Mortem