First Known Use: 1847
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fagin
noun, fa·gin often capitalized \ˈfā-gən\
Definition of FAGIN
: an adult who instructs others (as children) in crime
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Origin of FAGIN
Fagin, character in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist (1839)
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