fainaigue
American
[fuh-neyg]
/ fəˈneɪg /
verb (used without object)
fainaigued,
fainaiguing
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British Dialect. to shirk; evade work or responsibility.
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to renege at cards.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of fainaigue
First recorded in 1920–25; of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Old French fornier “to deny, negate” ( cf. for- ( def. ), deny ( def. )) or partly modeled on renege ( def. )
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