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fainaigue

[ fuh-neyg ]

verb (used without object)

fainaigued, fainaiguing.
  1. British Dialect. to shirk; evade work or responsibility.
  2. to renege at cards.


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Other Words From

  • fai·naiguer 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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