"degen" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1828, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, chapter XXVIII, in Pelham: or The Adventures of a Gentleman, volume 1, New York: J. & J. Harper, page 228:",
          "text": "\"Crash the cull—down with him—down with him before he dubs the jigger. Tip him the degen, Fib, fake him through and through; if he pikes we shall all be scragged.\"",
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        "(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Sword."
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          "word": "degan"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdeɪɡən/"
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  "word": "degen"
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        "(Internet slang) Degenerate."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdiːd͡ʒɛn/"
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      "word": "degan"
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    {
      "word": "dagen"
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