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pidgin English

 
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–noun
1. a pidgin language based on English formerly used in commerce in Chinese ports.
2. a similar language used in other areas, such as Papua New Guinea (where it has semiofficial status) and parts of West Africa.
Also, Pidgin English.

Origin:
1820–30; pidgin, pigeon < Chin Pidgin E: business, affair; etym. uncert., but often alleged to be Chin pron. of business
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