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fainéant definition

fai·né·ant (fā′nē ənt; Fr fe nā än′)

adjective

lazy; idle

Etymology: Fr < OFr faignant, an idler, orig. prp. of feindre (see feign); altered by folk etym. as if < Fr fait, (he) does + néant, nothing

noun

a lazy, idle person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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