Meanings
pidge1
plural pidges
- 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 1141 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
present singular third person pidges · participle present pidging · participle past pidged · past pidged
- transitiveOxbridge slangTo post (something) in a pigeonhole.
Please pidge your completed application form to the society president.
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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
Pidge3
- 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
pidge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pidge
“pidge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pidge. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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