Epstein

//ˈɛpstiːn// name, verb, slang

name, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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."

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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
sir jacob epstein

Example

More examples

"Alexander Acosta, when he was the U.S. attorney in Miami, agreed in 2008 to an Epstein guilty plea agreement under which he served 13 months in a local stockade, but was freed half of most days to go to work at his office."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Epstein. See also Eppstein, Epshteyn.

Etymology 2

From conspiracy theories about the death of Jeffrey Epstein.

Related phrases

Epstein IslandEpstein ballroomTrumpstein files

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