pidge

P3I1D2G2E1
US, UK/pɪdʒ/New Zealand/pədʒ/

noun

A pigeonhole.

“Please pidge your completed application form to the society president.”

Scrabble 9

Meanings

pidge1

nounpidge (plural pidges)

plural pidges

  1. Oxbridge slangA pigeonhole.

    Toynbee examined the book with interest. 'He said it was put in your pidge?' he said.

    2014, Emerald Fennell, Shiverton Hall: The Creeper, page 114
    1 more example

    You must hand your assigned work into my pidge at Nuffield by 5pm the Thursday before. Don’t be late.

    2004, Alberto Behar, Introduction to Microeconomics: Tutorial Pack, Oxford: Worcester College, page 1
verbpidge (third-person singular simple present pidges, present participle pidging, simple past and past participle pidged)

present singular third person pidges · participle present pidging · participle past pidged · past pidged

  1. transitiveOxbridge slangTo post (something) in a pigeonhole.

    Please pidge your completed application form to the society president.

    1 more example

    Possibilities to attract new members were: ¶ Pidge every fresher a flyer at the start of next Michaelmas

    2001, “Finance & General Purpose Committee”, in PostScript, number 327, Oxford University Scout and Guide Group, page 6

pidge2

nounpidge (plural pidges)

plural pidges

  1. endearinginformalA pigeon.

Pidge3

proper noun
  1. A unisex nickname.

Origin

pidge · noun, verb

Clipping of pigeonhole. First attested in the early 2000s; the verb is attested earlier than the noun.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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