"miskeen" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more miskeen [comparative], most miskeen [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ar|مِسْكِين|t=poor}} Borrowed from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, “poor”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} miskeen (comparative more miskeen, superlative most miskeen)
  1. (MTE, MLE, slang) Poor, pathetic, innocent; (by extension) not affiliated with criminal gangs. Tags: Multicultural-London-English, slang
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