Degenes are the degenerative genes inherited from your parents, defining one as a degen suggests they have inherited these genes

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

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.

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

1. A degenerate induvidual. Characterised by a willingness to decline in financial, mental and physical health on an ongoing basis, often by means of his or her chosen party favor.

A degen is one step above the dero or derelict in the scale of madness.

Many Variations Of Degener

1. To be very aggressive in everything one does
2. To go all out with any simple or complicated task
3. To learn the hard way
4. To figure out anything that needs to be figured out