fainaigue

[ fuh-neyg ]

verb (used without object)

, fai·naigued, fai·nai·guing.

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

Other Words From

• fai·naiguer noun

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 )