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Epstein¹

  • /ˈɛp.stiːn/
  • /ˈɛp.staɪn/ rare

Rhymes with -iːn, -aɪn

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Epstein. See also Epshteyn from Yiddish.

proper noun Epsteins

  1. A surname from German, notably borne by American-British sculptor Jacob Epstein and American sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein; variant form Eppstein. 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 Epsteins · Epsteining · Epsteined

  1. Alternative letter-case form of epstein [Peter W.] Smith's suicide occurred three days before the Mueller investigation began. Was he "Epsteined"?

epstein²

  • /ˈɛpstiːn/
  • /ˈɛpstaɪn/

Where it comes from

From the criminal history and conspiracy theories regarding Jeffrey Epstein.

verb epsteins · epsteining · epsteined

  1. slang, transitive To commit homicide and then frame it as a suicide, especially against a witness or co-conspirator in a crime. He has dirt on a lot of powerful people; they are likely going to epstein him.

adjective Epstein

  1. informal, not comparable Characterized by association with relation to Jeffrey Epstein, especially in regards to potential culpability in his crimes.
  2. broadly, not comparable Characterized by wealth and privilege, especially in conjunction with a lack of accountability for crimes including child sexual abuse.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: barr, lewin, levin, trafficker, child-molester, predator, abuser, financier, billionaire, manipulator, exploiter, magnate, sociopath, rapist, felon, criminal

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name surname from German

한국어엡스타인 Epseutain
日本語エプスタイン Epusutain
中文愛潑斯坦 /爱泼斯坦 Àipōsītǎn
PortuguêsEpstein
FrançaisEpstein
DeutschEpstein
ΕλληνικάΈπστιν Épstin
RomânăEpstein
РусскийЭпште́йн Epštɛ́jn, Эпшта́йн Epštájn
עבריתאֶפְּשְׁטֵיין épshtein

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@misc{epstein_2026,
  title = {epstein},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/epstein},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}