Talk:paigon

RFV discussion: September–November 2017

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paigon

Possibly a hotword and Stormzy did call Mrs. May a paigon at the GQ men of the year awards. However, I'm not really satisfied with the quote. A quick Google Books search doesn't give me more confidence. --Robbie SWE (talk) 12:48, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

I've heard and seen "pagan" written in this slang sense, I'm not quite sure how somebody listening could have discerned the difference in spelling between that and "paigon" though. BigDom 13:02, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

There is a story in today's Guardian that gives the definition and another citation from J Hus. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/06/stormzy-theresa-may-is-a-paigon-gq-awards. --Wavehunter (talk) 18:53, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

What's the etymology? DTLHS (talk) 19:20, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

Found one more cite from 2013. Needs a regional label. DTLHS (talk) 19:30, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

Another question: what degree of insult is it to call someone a paigon? DTLHS (talk) 19:32, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

Never seen nor heard this word before, so I can't really help. I doubt though that this Stormzy quote, even if it has been cited in several newspapers, is enough. --Robbie SWE (talk) 19:47, 6 September 2017 (UTC)

cited Kiwima (talk) 01:01, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 04:59, 11 November 2017 (UTC)