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fainaigue
[ fuh-neyg ]
verb (used without object)
, fai·naigued, fai·nai·guing.
- British Dialect. to shirk; evade work or responsibility.
- to renege at cards.
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- fai·naiguer noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fainaigue1
First recorded in 1920–25; of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old French fornier “to deny, negate” ( for- ( def ), deny ( def ) ) or partly modeled on renege ( def )
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