What it means
A paigon is a fake friend, a snake, someone grinning in your face then moving foul behind your back. It's proper London street slang, especially in grime, drill and group chat call-outs when someone's shown their true colours. It's not light banter either. If you call someone a paigon, you're saying they're grimy and can't be trusted.
Usage examples
"Told Tyrone my business in confidence and next day the whole ends knew, pure paigon behaviour, he can lose my number from now"
"He's a proper paigon, all smiles to your face and slating you the second you leave."
"I've got no time for paigons, say it to me straight or don't say it at all."
"Don't bring him round man, he's a paigon and he loves carrying chat back to bare people."
"She was acting all supportive online, then screenshotting everything to the others. Certified paigon."
Where it comes from
Paigon comes from London slang reshaping pagan. In Jamaican Patwa and then UK street speech, pagan shifted into a way of calling someone an enemy or outsider. London youth slang twisted the sound into paigon, giving it an even sharper road edge, especially in grime and drill talk.
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