Fainaigued

/ˌfeɪnɛɡd/ verb

Definition

Past tense of fainaigue; engaged in shirking, idling, or using clever trickery to avoid work or responsibility.

Etymology

Simple past tense of 'fainaigue', formed by adding -ed to the verb stem following standard English past tense formation.

Kelly Says

English borrowed this French military term and even gave it regular English grammar—soldiers who hadn't worked in days could be said to have 'fainaigued their way through another shift'!

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