Webster's Online Dictionary
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Definition: pigwidgeon
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| Noun | 1. A cant word for anything petty or small. It is used by Drayton as the name of a fairy.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Pigwidgeon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
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Note: Pigwidgeon \Pig"wid`geon\, noun. [Written also pigwidgin and pigwiggen.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: pigwidgeon
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] A fairy; a cant word for any thing very small.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wikipedic | In the Harry Potter series, Ron Weasley's owl is Pigwidgeon, or Pig. The name is taken from a real if esoteric word meaning small, or petty, which is an apt description of this overeager, overconfident, hyperactive owl, especially compared to the more stately delivery owls. Pigwidgeon was a gift from Sirius Black to Ron, to replace his rat, Scabbers. Pigwidgeon was named by Ron's sister, Ginny. (references) | ||
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Nounleprechaun, nix, nixie, elf, sprite, troll. | Consider also: brownie, elfin, fairy, imp, mermaid, spirit, hamadryad, kelpie, naiad, ondine, pixie, circle, faerie, gnome, pixy, zilch.
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Adjectivepigmy, pygmy. | Consider also: exiguous, miniature, petty, puny, tiny, wee, stunted, little, short, small.
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Otherchit, Cluricaune, dwarf, Liliputian, ouphe, urchin, minikin.
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Expressionbad fairy.
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Synonyms within Context: pigwidgeon | ||
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Demon |
Pigwidgeon, afreet, bad fairy, barghest, bogeyman, bogie, bogle, brownie, Cluricaune, deev, dwarf, dwerger, elf, fairy, flibbertigibbet, ghoul, gin, gnome, imp, jinn, kobold, lamia, leprechaun, Loki, nis, nix, nixie, ogre, ogress, ouphe, pixy, Puck, Robin Goodfellow, sprite, troll, urchin, vampire, will-o'-the wisp. | |
Littleness |
Pigwidgeon, atomy, chit, cock-sparrow, dandiprat, dapperling, doll, dwarf, elf, homunculus, Hop-o'-my-thumb, Liliputian, manikin, mannikin, pigmy, puppet, pygmy, Tom Thumb, urchin. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | Top | |
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