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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pidgin /ˈpɪdʒɪn/

▶noun a grammatically simplified form of a language with elements taken from local languages, used for communication between people not sharing a common language. ■(Pidgin) another term for Tok Pisin.

– origin C19: Chin. alt. of Engl. business.

'pidgin' also found in these Oxford entries:

Bislama - bung - Chinook Jargon - chop-chop - chopstick - chow chow - interlanguage - jumbuck - look-see - pigeon - savvy - Tok Pisin

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