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piger

Pronunciation: /pi.ʒe/

“piger” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to understand; to get, to catch on, to twig, to cotton on
  2. to choose at random; to draw

In French

  1. Prendre, saisir.
  2. ou Voler, détourner.
  3. Attraper, dans le sens d’arrêter ou de contracter.
  4. Obtenir.
  5. Regarder.
  6. Tirer, choisir, au hasard.
  7. Comprendre.
  8. Mesurer avec une pige l’épaisseur, la profondeur, etc.
  9. Faire un nom.
  10. Faire des piges, travailler à la pige, être pigiste pour un journal, un éditeur.
  11. Payer à la ligne les piges des journalistes.

Etymology

Believed to be derived from an adjective meaning "caught", from Late Latin *pedicus, from Latin pedica (“snare, shackle, fetter”), and therefore doublet of piéger.

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