Etymology

feen

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Today it means: To want something obsessively; to have a strong desire (for). Full definition →

Shelta fīn, feen ← Irish fiann
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feen · verb1

From fiend, as a reference to drug fiend or dope fiend.

feen · noun2

  1. Irish · derived fromfiann
  2. Shelta · borrowed fromfīn, feen“man”
  3. English todayfeen

From Shelta fīn, feen (“man”), itself from Irish fiann.

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