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fainaigue
[fuh-neyg]
verb (used without object)
fainaigued, fainaiguing
British Dialect.to shirk; evade work or responsibility.
to renege at cards.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- fainaiguer noun
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51Թ 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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