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piger.

to understand; to get, to catch on, to twig, to cotton on

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/pi.ʒe/
  1. to understand; to get, to catch on, to twig, to cotton on

    informal · slang
  2. to choose at random; to draw

    Canada
Where this word comes from

Believed to be derived from an adjective meaning "caught", from Late Latin *pedicus, from Latin pedica (“snare, shackle, fetter”), and therefore doublet of piéger.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.