as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated
a confidence man in search of another pigeon
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Recent Examples of pigeon
Regardless of what the pigeons' arrival means symbolically, the Please Don't Destroy guys had to deal with the physical consequences.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
This decade, fraudsters are using texting to develop relationships with marks for pigeon drops, as well as for various crypto and investment frauds.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Most people can't recall seeing a baby pigeon, because unlike most birds, pigeons stay in their nest until they are fully grown, according to Cordova-Rojas.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Later that day… The young Italian guy always showed up in the early afternoon on Saturdays to feed the pigeons.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2024
This decade, fraudsters are using texting to develop relationships with marks for pigeon drops, as well as for various crypto and investment frauds.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Most people can't recall seeing a baby pigeon, because unlike most birds, pigeons stay in their nest until they are fully grown, according to Cordova-Rojas.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
Later that day… The young Italian guy always showed up in the early afternoon on Saturdays to feed the pigeons.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeon
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Ordinarily, getting offended by a Bill Burr joke is a sucker’s game.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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And get stranded with a big band in Europe, and some sucker is gonna come talk to me about sellin’ out.August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The move drew immediate condemnation from the abuse victims and their attorneys, whose lawsuits were effectively paused while a bankruptcy judge reviewed the church’s finances and assets.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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When asked if the injuries appeared to have come from the victim’s own hunting party or another hunter, Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting responded that more information would be released after the weekend.Matt Henson, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
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There were gulls and a parasitic jaeger—which Wherley doesn’t remember being sighted in the area before.Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
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Tippi Hedren stars in this masterpiece of the Nature Run Amok subgenre, playing a socialite whose romance with a criminal defense lawyer (Rod Taylor) is rudely interrupted by a gaggle of gulls (not to mention a murder of crows) who collectively decide to turn on humanity all at once.Katie Rife, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Anyone familiar with this kind of setup knows that simple offers are inevitably anything but, and rarely turn out to be worth the money — that is, assuming the poor patsy ever sees the money.Catherine Bray, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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Appalachian State, which has given fits to many power conference opponents since elevating to the FBS in 2014 – and even before then as Michigan fans will recall – is not some patsy that will take its $1.25 million and quietly go home to Boone, N.C.Tom Layberger, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigeon. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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