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Epstein

//ˈɛpstiːn// name, verb, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

    "A woman who testified Tuesday in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell said she met the close confidante of Jeffrey Epstein and the billionaire businessman when she was 14 and eating ice cream with friends at a camp where he was a benefactor."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of epstein. alt-of

    "[Peter W.] Smith's suicide occurred three days before the Mueller investigation began. Was he "Epsteined"?"

  2. 2
    To commit homicide and then frame it as a suicide, especially against a witness or co-conspirator in a crime. slang, transitive

    "He has dirt on a lot of powerful people; they are likely going to epstein him."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Epstein. See also Eppstein, Epshteyn.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Epstein. See also Eppstein, Epshteyn.

Etymology 3

From conspiracy theories about the death of Jeffrey Epstein.

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