miskeen

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مِسْكِين (miskīn, poor).

Adjective

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miskeen (comparative more miskeen, superlative most miskeen)

  1. (MTE, MLE, slang) Poor, pathetic, innocent; (by extension) not affiliated with criminal gangs.
    • 2017 August 17, Ramriddlz (lyrics and music), “Oceans” (track 8), in Sweeter Dreams, performed by Ramriddlz:
      Bitches used to pass me by, now I pass ’em by in the sweetest ride / Used to be a miskeen guy, but shit ain’t always sweet on the sweeter side / Now my gang ananana, smoking marijuana