magsman

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magsman

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From mag + -s- + man, of unclear origin. It has been suggested that mag was dialect for halfpenny or for prattle.

noun magsmen

  1. archaic A con man who tries to deceive members of the public. […] M was a Magsman, frequenting Pall-Mall; / N was a Nose that turned chirp on his pal; […]

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@misc{magsman_2026,
  title = {magsman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/magsman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}