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wrongen

wrongen is the alternative form of wrong 'un.

Meaning of wrong 'un

Noun

wrong 'un (plural wrong 'uns)

  1. (UK, derogatory, slang) A dishonest or disreputable person; a crook or rogue.
    • We might not have had that much to pinch, but they'd still have your brass candlesticks off the mantelpiece. There's always wrong 'uns, in every walk of life, who'll have whatever you've got from under your nose.2000, Gilda O'Neill, My East End: Memories of Life in Cockney London
  2. A googly.
  3. A horse deliberately held back in order to lose a race.

Forms of wrongen

pluralwrongens

Questions about wrongen

What is wrongen the alternative form of?
Wrongen is the alternative form of wrong 'un.

Words near wrongen in the dictionary

  1. wrongdoings
  2. wrongdom
  3. wrongdone
  4. wronge
  5. wronged
  6. wrongen
  7. wrongeous
  8. wrongeously
  9. wronger
  10. wrongers
  11. wrongest

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