agin

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Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/əˈɡɪn/

Definition of agin

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. (alt-of, alternative, colloquial, humorous, not-comparable, often)Alternative form of again.
    “At which juncture, he exclaimed, in a voice of dire exasperation : “Bust me, if she ain't at it agin !””
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adv

  1. (alt-of, alternative, colloquial, humorous, not-comparable, often)Alternative form of again.
    “At which juncture, he exclaimed, in a voice of dire exasperation : “Bust me, if she ain't at it agin !””

prep

  1. (alt-of, alternative, colloquial, dialectal, humorous, often)Alternative form of against.
    “[The Court] said: "Young man, this ere Court is satisfied that there ain't nothin' in the laws of Vermont agin tippin' over a churn full of sap. […] But I want ye should remember one thing—that this ere Court has made up his mind that it's a very naughty trick, and it's a shame that there's so many maple-trees in the State, and no law agin tippin' over sap."”
    “when I got to that old shackly brick store by the Temperance Tavern, I backed up agin the wall to have another think.”
    “[Howland Owl:] Boy! There's prejudice for you... I got a pure, pristine boy here an' you're agin him. [Porky Pine:] I ain't AGIN him... I jus' ain't FOR him...”

name

  1. A surname.

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Etymology

From Scots agin, variant form of again (“against”).

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