/ˈpɪdʒɪnd/ (PJID-in)

Definitions

1. verb

to reduce (a language) to the level of a pidgin, or to make (a person’s language) less sophisticated

“The immigrants’ language was pidgined, making it harder to understand.”

2. past tense

past tense of pidgin

“The travelers’ language had been pidgined by the time they reached the foreign city.”

3. noun

the state of being pidginized

“The pidgined dialect was not widely understood in the region.”

4. verb

to make (a language) less sophisticated

“The tourists’ language was pidgined by the local dialect.”