Meanings
plural paigons · alternative paigan · alternative pagon · alternative pagan
- Multicultural London EnglishAn untrustworthy person; a person who deliberately acts against one's interests.
you know I got something for a paigon yute (skang) Hmm, I'm very important So I never beg endorsement
2021, Norf Face, “Baitest Sound”3 more examples
They ain't none of them things. They're paigons. They're wastemen and they ain't got loyalty to no one — JJ included.
2013, Polly Courtney, Feral Youth, page 279They are hosted by one teenager with a microphone (there are a series of these hosts: My favourite channels are Koomz and Ash and 2Man TV.) The host asks passing teenagers to bait out the biggest paigon they know, or the biggest bowcat or sket or sidechick or stunter or catfish.
2016 April 20, Russell Smith, “Russell Smith: The future of English is in these teens' YouTube videos”, in The Globe and MailGrime MC Stormzy has expressed his dismay at Theresa May, calling her a “paigon” at the GQ men of the year awards.
2017 September 6, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, “Stormzy: 'Theresa May is a paigon'”, in The Guardian
Origin
- Englishpagan
- Jamaican Creolepagan
- Englishpaigon
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole pagan, from English pagan.
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Cite this entry
paigon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paigon
“paigon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paigon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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