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degen en · NOUN · etymology 1
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/ˈdeɪɡən/
Etymology
From German Degen (“dagger”).
Meanings
(UK, obsolete, qualifier:thieves' cant) Sword.
"Crash the cull—down with him—down with him before he dubs the jigger. Tip him the degen, Fib, fake him through and through; if he pikes we shall all be scragged." 1828, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, chapter XXVIII, in Pelham: or The Adventures of a Gentleman, volume 1, New York: J. & J. Harper, page 228:
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degan
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degens
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degen en · ADJ · etymology 2
Pronunciation
/ˈdiːd͡ʒɛn/
Etymology
Clipping of degenerate.
Meanings
(Internet) Degenerate.
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most degen
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dgen
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more degen
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degen en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
/ˈdiːd͡ʒɛn/
Etymology
Clipping of degenerate.
Meanings
(Internet) A degenerate.
Discussions of the word are littered with quotes from the Canadian comedy “Letterkenny,” whose rural Ontario characters are plagued by uncouth “degens from upcountry.” 2026 July 9, Nitsuh Abebe, “Has There Ever Been a Better Time to Be a ‘Degenerate’?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN: