degenerate
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I’m kind of glad that I’m not so much of a degenerate anymore.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
“Degen” is a term that alludes to degenerate gamblers and first gained popularity on Reddit to refer to investors who gravitate toward wildly risky strategies.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
That it no longer seems to be leaves us all morally degenerate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
It’s been a huge month for all the degenerate gamblers hoping to cash in on the United States’ elections.
From Slate • Sep. 20, 2024
Why, then, did they degenerate outside cells, like fog slipping through fingers?
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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