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Ag'in means (colloquial or now often humorous) Alternative form of again..
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/əˈɡɪn/ · adverb
(colloquial or now often humorous) Alternative form of again..
At which juncture, he exclaimed, in a voice of dire exasperation : “Bust me, if she ain't at it agin !”
[The Court] said: "Young man, this ere Court is satisfied that there ain't nothin' in the laws of Vermont agin tippin' over a churn full of sap. […] But I want ye should remember one thing—that this ere Court has made up his mind that it's a very naughty trick, and it's a shame that there's so many maple-trees in the State, and no law agin tippin' over sap."
when I got to that old shackly brick store by the Temperance Tavern, I backed up agin the wall to have another think.
[Howland Owl:] Boy! There's prejudice for you... I got a pure, pristine boy here an' you're agin him. [Porky Pine:] I ain't AGIN him... I jus' ain't FOR him...
Use ag'in when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ag'in means (colloquial or now often humorous) Alternative form of again..
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At which juncture, he exclaimed, in a voice of dire exasperation : “Bust me, if she ain't at it agin !”
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