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[–] xylol@leminal.space 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

"Feen" is slang that means to want something obsessively or to have a strong desire for it.

fiend An evil spirit; a demon.

I guess both would be correct

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, what a good rabbit hole!

I use fiend in exactly the same way: “I’m fiending for a cigarette,” etc.

[–] xylol@leminal.space 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I actually did put fiend in originally but when I went to search to make sure it meant what I thought it meant it kept popping up as meaning something else, so I kept searching until I found feen haha

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

I mean, I’ve gotta assume that they’re related, but I’m always happy for a new variant.