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> I am quite... what's the English word for someone who gets way too excited from the thrill of gambling and forgoes the caution? I think degen is the common
by mateo411 2y ago
> I am quite... what's the English word for someone who gets way too excited from the thrill of gambling and forgoes the caution?
I think degen is the common term that used here. It's short for degenerate.
- Terr_ 2y ago> I think degen is the common term that used here. Sir, I think you mixed up your HN account with 4Chan...
- _dain_ 2y ago"degenerate fuckin gambler" is a common term predating 4chan https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/degenerate#Adjective https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/degenerate#Adjective >(of a gambler) Addictive or compulsive.
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- MaxfordAndSons 2y agoI guess you're getting downvoted because people think you mean HN by "here", but you meant amongst gamblers. And you're right, it is the most apt term gp was looking for.
- Joker_vD 2y agoI definitely was not. "Courageous", "adventurous", "risk-taking", "reckless", "impudent", "bold", "daring", but with something that would mean "...almost and even to a fault or own peril", but without an inherent negative moral connotation is what I was looking for.
- MaxfordAndSons 2y agoIt doesn't have an inherent negative moral connotation when used amongst gamblers. It's been reclaimed, so to speak. But I suppose we're not amongst gamblers here, so, fair enough.