Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/January 21

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fainaigue v (chiefly British, dialectal)

(transitive) To achieve or obtain (something) by complicated or deceitful methods; to finagle, to wangle. To cheat or deceive (someone). (intransitive) To evade work or shirk responsibility. To fail to keep a promise; to renege. (card games) To renege (“break one's commitment to follow suit when capable”).

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