feen en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From fiend, as a reference to drug fiend or dope fiend.
Meanings
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(slang, transitive) To want something obsessively; to have a strong desire (for).
Can't crack the habit. You see, I'm feening, I'm needing some more and you got me grinning like it's money that I'm winning.
2014, N.M. Shabazz, HalfBreed, →ISBN, page 157:And I feened for him like a crackhead needing a hit.
2003, Tia L. Lincoln, Child of Baltimore, →ISBN, page 103:She feened for both cocaine and heroin too, and she'd almost died when a dealer beat her down for getting tight with his supplier and trying to dip on his product.
2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 44:I can't leave you alone, You got me feenin, feenin', you got me feenin', feenin' (Got me going crazy).
1993, “Feenin'”, in Diary of a Mad Band, performed by Jodeci:Oh yeah. They're feening. They're feening, is what we called it. They're feening for that drug and they're feening for someone to offer it to them.
2016, Rashi K. Shukla, Methamphetamine: A Love Story, page 117:“Yeah, I'm feening for some fresh air,” Finn said, using his crutches to get to his feet.
2019, Sam Kevin Daniel, Crossfire, →ISBN, page 55:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| feened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| feened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| feening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| feens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |