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agin

American  
[uh-gin] / əˈgɪn /

preposition

Dialect.
  1. against; opposed to.


agin British  
/ əˈɡɪn /

preposition

  1. an informal, facetious, or dialect word for against

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of agin

First recorded in 1815–25; see origin at again


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Once agin, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande gave us two career-defining performances.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2026

FTW means “for the win” But to fans’ never-ending chagrin It’s not hard to foresee That our WFT Will have gone FTL yet agin.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2021

"I'm agin it," said Roger Morgan, 78, as the others nodded in assent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2015

So, to raise awareness in the hope that Bull will never have to endure such misery agin, we'll be sprinkling today's OBO with photos of his trip, with captions from Selvey.

From The Guardian ● May 13, 2010

“Yes, Ah do, and then agin Ah don’t know whether Ah do or not, ’cause nobody ain’t never showed me how.”

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

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