pigeon
pigeon Lexical Profile
pigeon Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A stout seed- or fruit-eating bird of the family Columbidae, characterized by a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, especially the feral rock dove widely found in urban environments.
"The tourists scattered breadcrumbs to feed the flock of pigeons gathered in the city square."
A person who is easily swindled, deceived, or duped; a gullible victim of a scam or trick.
"The con artist was always on the lookout for a wealthy pigeon to fall for his fraudulent investment scheme."
A fragile clay disc hurled into the air from a trap as a flying target for skeet or trap shooting (short for clay pigeon).
"He raised his shotgun, tracked the pigeon as it arced across the sky, and fired a single shot."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English pijon, borrowed from Old French pijon ('young bird'), from Late Latin pipio ('chirping bird'), which derives from the Latin verb pipiare ('to peep or chirp').
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