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Pidgin is a simplified language that develops between two or more groups who do not share a common language, as contrasted to a Creole language, a full language with native speakers, often originating from a Pidgin language.
Pidgin may also refer to:
- Any one of several particular Pidgin languages commonly called "Pidgin".
- Pidgin (software), an instant messaging client formerly known as Gaim
- Pidgin code, a mixture of several programming languages in the same program