Green’s Dictionary of Slang

pagan n.

1. a prostitute [the idea of a paganic, i.e. Greek/Roman, worship of physical beauty, epitomized in the celebrated attractiveness of the Greek hetairai, mistresses, concubines or courtesans].

[UK]Shakespeare Henry IV Pt 2 II ii: prince: What pagan may that be? page: A proper gentlewoman, sir, and a kinswoman of my master’s. prince: Even such kin as the parish heifers are to the town bull.
[UK]Massinger City-Madam II i: Yes, in all these places I have had my several Pagans billeted For my own tooth.

2. (UK black) a white person.

[UK](con. 1981) A. Wheatle East of Acre Lane 147: Albion Street. Dey should call it black-people-don’t-belong street. ’Ave you seen de way de pagans are clocking us?

3. (UK black, also paigon) an enemy; a rival gang member, thus attrib.

67 ‘Trapping’s Alive’ 🎵 Summer-time and them guns start tradin’ / I got beef on the streets with the paigons.
[UK]Mirror Online 1 Sept. 🌐 Pagan — The gang slang for an enemy or rival gang member.
Skepta ‘Lyrics’ 🎵 I’m the boss these pagans wanna touch / I’m the kind of boss that the opps gotta rush.
[UK]Unknown T ‘Mad about Bars’ 🎵 I got bagged and I learned a lot / Chase racks, don’t waste more time on a paigon block.

4. (UK black) an untrustworthy, annoying individual.

hubpages.com ‘Roadman Slang 10 Jan. 🌐 Paigon - pronounced ‘pagan’, this word describes someone who is unlikable, annoying and sneaky.