name
Epstein
EHP-steen
name
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."
— (2021)
verb
1
slang 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."
"not epsteined, they were after his money, he was into flakka, bet he got toasty in jail too"
— (2021)
"If the Dominions were used to cheat the 2020 [election], I'm certain the evidence has been wiped by now. If a whistle blower popped up, they'd be epsteined by sundown."
— (2023)
adj
1
informal Characterized by association with relation to Jeffrey Epstein, especially in regards to potential culpability in his crimes.
2
Characterized by wealth and privilege, especially in conjunction with a lack of accountability for crimes including child sexual abuse.
Word Forms
epsteined past tense, Epsteins plural, epsteins singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from German Epstein. See also Epshteyn from Yiddish.