Degen

Degen is the shortened version of Degenerate - capitalised because Degens are a species.
They have all the qualities of a Degenerate yet are still somehow less mentally capable.

Origins are Philipp Degen, a Swiss football player.

A stock market trader who yolos all their money on a degenerate investment in the hopes of it mooning.

Gambler, "degenerate" gambler. Refers to card players, racetrack bums, bookies, dice & craps shooters, proposition (prop) bettors. Gamblers consider other gamblers degens, but not themselves usually. Card players consider sports bettors "degens." Sports bettors consider slot machine players degens. Etc

A chronic gambler who will bet on any obscure sport you can name, Russian ice hockey: been there done that. Irish ice curling: yep. Korean badminton: bitch please I can name every player

The concept of sending emotional players and high rated fodder into an icon pack with the possibility of getting a prime Inzaghi in return.

What people in Oakhurst and Coarsegold are referred to as. The universal low quality of life results in a small population born high on heroin with little mental capacity. They lack physical, mental, and moral qualities. They are easily spotted by their Walmart clothes, stringy hair, and tendency to drink gallons of alcohol in a day. It’s not worth messing with them because they’re already on a downward projection in life.

Any kind of person that has a hate-on for someone or some group for a reason they can't explain. Most everyone is a Degen in some respect.