Save. pidgin /ˈpɪʤən/ noun. plural pidgins. pidgin. /ˈpɪʤən/. noun. plural pidgins. Learner's definition of PIDGIN. [count, noncount]. : a language that is formed from a mixture of several languages when speakers of different languages need to talk to each other — often used before another noun.linguists studying pidgin languages around the world. He spoke to me in Pidgin English. [=English mixed with words from other languages].count, noncount]. : a language that is formed from a mixture of several languages when speakers of different languages need to talk to each other — often used before another noun.