Faginesque

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of Fagin in Dickens' Oliver Twist (1838), a criminal who trains children as pickpockets.

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Meanings

adjectiveFaginesque (comparative more Faginesque, superlative most Faginesque)

comparative more Faginesque · superlative most Faginesque

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Fagin in Dickens' Oliver Twist (1838), a criminal who trains children as pickpockets.

Origin

From Fagin + -esque.

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APA

Faginesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faginesque

MLA

“Faginesque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faginesque. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Faginesque,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faginesque.

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