degen
/ˈdeɪɡən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
A degenerate.
Example Sentences
- ""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.""
- "Discussions of the word are littered with quotes from the Canadian comedy “Letterkenny,” whose rural Ontario characters are plagued by uncouth “degens from upcountry.”"
Etymology
* As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Degen (“boy warrior, hero”). * As a German and Dutch surname, shortened from names like Degenhard, Degenhold, etc., with the same meaning as the above. In isolated cases it can also be from Degen (“rapier”), for someone who made or wore such weapons, and from Middle High German dechen (“dean”, modern German Dechant).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, dechen, Degen
Usage
Inflected Forms
Degens (plural)
degan (alternative)
dagen (alternative)
more degen (comparative)
most degen (superlative)
dgen (alternative)