Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/January 21

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Word of the day
for January 21
fainaigue v (chiefly British, dialectal)
  1. (transitive)
    1. To achieve or obtain (something) by complicated or deceitful methods; to finagle, to wangle.
    2. To cheat or deceive (someone).
  2. (intransitive)
    1. To evade work or shirk responsibility.
    2. To fail to keep a promise; to renege.
    3. (card games) To renege (“break one's commitment to follow suit when capable”).
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