пижон

Russian

Etymology

The sense “unexperienced young man” is the original one and is derived from French pigeon (gullible person, gull; pigeon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈʐon]
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Noun

пижо́н • (pižónm anim (genitive пижо́на, nominative plural пижо́ны, genitive plural пижо́нов)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) fop
  2. (obsolete) unexperienced young man

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