Definition of Pigmy
Pigmy
pig·my
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
a member of one of the communities of people living in equatorial Africa or southeast Asia, characterized by their very short stature;
e.g. She has studied the pigmy communities that live deep in these forests.
(noun)
a person who is somehow unimpressive and/or insignificant, often due to being deficient in some way;
e.g. She is something of an intellectual pigmy, and can barely understand the simplest logic.
(noun)
(derogatory) someone or something that is unusually small for its kind/type;
e.g. He turned out to be a pigmy, barely reaching five feet in height.
(adjective)
very small, may be derogatory but also often used when describing animals and plants;
e.g. The pigmy mouse is much smaller than regular mice.
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