I. ˈpi-jən noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French pygoun, pijun, from Late Latin pipion-, pipio young bird, from Latin pipire to chirp
Date: 14th century
1. : any of a widely distributed family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a stout body, rather short legs, and smooth and compact plumage ; especially : a member of any of numerous varieties of the rock dove that exist in domestication and in the feral state in cities and towns throughout most of the world
2. : a young woman
3. : an easy mark : dupe
4. : clay pigeon
II. noun
Etymology: alteration of pidgin
Date: 1826
: an object of special concern : accepted business or interest
tennis was not his pigeon