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agin

[uh-gin]
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preposition Dialect.
  1. against; opposed to.

Origin of agin

First recorded in 1815–25; see origin at again
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Related Words for agin

conflicting, antithetical, incompatible, contrary, inconsistent, paradoxical, counter, reverse, opposite, converse, antipodal, con, anti, adverse, against, counteractive, diametric, discrepant, incongruous, irreconcilable

Examples from the Web for agin

Historical Examples of agin

  • And it was Larry that turned you agin' him after he come and joined us.

  • Soon's I'd come to I'd git to thinkin' agin and then it was all up wid me.

    The Underdog

    F. Hopkinson Smith

  • Si sed: "Yas; counted 'em on the wagon, counted 'em off agin, and counted 'em when I made 'em."

  • No, 'faith, nor Mary Lafferty either, that turned me from the door and shut it agin me.

    Jack Hinton

    Charles James Lever

  • Some folks have a knack of seeing sperrits, and then agin some hasn't.

British Dictionary definitions for agin

agin

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

Word Origin for agin

C19: from obsolete again against
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