bejan

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UK/ˈbiːdʒən/

noun

A freshman at various Scottish and continental universities.

OriginFrench béjaune →
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Meanings

bejan1

nounbejan (plural bejans)

plural bejans · alternative bajan

  1. historicalA freshman at various Scottish and continental universities.

    They'd been at it, say and night, for four years – only to be shown up by a snivelling little wimp of a bejan.

    1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 215

Bejan2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Frenchbéjaune“freshman”
  2. Englishbejan

From French béjaune (“freshman”), from bec jaune (“yellow beak”), in allusion to young birds.

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APA

bejan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bejan

MLA

“bejan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bejan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bejan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bejan.

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