- Main Entry:
- 1pil·lion
- Pronunciation:
- \ˈpil-yən\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Scottish Gaelic or Irish; Scottish Gaelic pillean, diminutive of peall covering, couch; Irish pillín, diminutive of peall covering, couch
- Date:
- 1503
1 a: a light saddle for women consisting chiefly of a cushion b: a pad or cushion put on behind a man's saddle chiefly for a woman to ride on 2 chiefly British : a motorcycle or bicycle saddle for a passenger
That's the whole post, right there. A dictionary definition. Your homework is to learn this word. Use this word. Love this word. Teach this word to other people. Because I am *sick* of being asked what it means when I use it in conversation. It's not a hard word. It's a great word, in fact. It's ever so much more convenient to say "She rode pillion" than "She was the other rider... you know... the seat behind the driver." And yet no one has ever heard it before. It got so bad that I had to look it up to make sure I wasn't just imagining a new term.
So there's the proof. The word exists and I'm going to keep using it. Be warned.
- Main Entry:
- 2pillion
- Function:
- adverb
- Date:
- 1926
chiefly British : on or as if on a pillion "ride pillion"
That's the whole post, right there. A dictionary definition. Your homework is to learn this word. Use this word. Love this word. Teach this word to other people. Because I am *sick* of being asked what it means when I use it in conversation. It's not a hard word. It's a great word, in fact. It's ever so much more convenient to say "She rode pillion" than "She was the other rider... you know... the seat behind the driver." And yet no one has ever heard it before. It got so bad that I had to look it up to make sure I wasn't just imagining a new term.
So there's the proof. The word exists and I'm going to keep using it. Be warned.
