pidgin
(noun) an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pidgin (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.
Synonym: baragouin
(archaic, idiomatic) A person's business, occupation, work, or trade.
• Some pidgins that have developed into creoles nevertheless (confusingly) retain the word "pidgin" in their names.
Source: Wiktionary
27 April 2025
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
