degan
degan is the alternative spelling of degen.
Meaning of degen
Noun (1)
degen (plural degens)
- 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
Noun (2)
degen (plural degens)
- 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
Proper noun capitalized: Degan
Degan (plural Degans)
- A surname.
Forms of degan
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | degans |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Degans |
Questions about degan
- What does degan mean?
- Degan means a surname.
- What is degan the alternative spelling of?
- Degan is the alternative spelling of degen.
- What part of speech is degan?
- Degan is a proper noun.
Words near degan in the dictionary
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