agin
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/əˈɡɪn/
Definition of agin
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adv
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(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
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(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
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(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
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Scots agin, variant form of again (“against”).
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