"nidget" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nidgets [plural]
Etymology: Compare French nigaud (“a booby, fool”), Old French niger (“to play the fool”). Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|nigaud||a booby, fool}} French nigaud (“a booby, fool”), {{cog|fro|niger||to play the fool}} Old French niger (“to play the fool”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nidget (plural nidgets)
  1. (obsolete) A fool or idiot. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-nidget-en-noun-pRZDZhP~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55
  2. (obsolete) A coward. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-nidget-en-noun-T3Wsec-l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): People Synonyms: nigeot, nigget
Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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