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| pyg·my [ pígmee ] or pig·my [ pígmee ] |
noun (plural pyg·mies) (plural pig·mies) |
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1. offensive term: an offensive term for somebody who is of shorter than average height
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2. offensive term: an offensive term that insults somebody's importance, knowledge, or ability
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adjective |
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of small breed: belonging to a small breed
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sometimes offensive
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  a pygmy hippopotamus
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| [14th century. Via Latin pygmaei (plural) < Greek pugmaios (singular) "dwarfish" < pugmē "distance from the elbow to the knuckles"] |
