1. To shirk; evade work or responsibility.
2. To renege at cards.
Origin:
Fainaigue stems from British dialect, but its exact origins are unclear. Whether or not it has a relationship to finagle is a source of debate.
I've a two-year stretch up here, unless I quit or fainaigue a transfer.
2. Rime
1. A coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of water droplets.
Origin:
Rime, also known as hoarfrost, comes from the Old English hrim. Used mainly in Northern England and Scotland for centuries, it was revived in literature in the 19th century.
3. Svelte
1. Slender, especially gracefully slender in figure.
2. Suave; blandly urbane.
Origin:
Svelte enters English in 1800s from the French, and originally derives from the Latin verb exvellere, "to stretch out."
In 1944 his mother had been a relatively svelte one hundred and eighty pounds.
4. Biblioklept
1. A person who steals books.
Origin:
Biblioklept forms from two Greek roots: biblio- , 'book," and klept , "thief."
Chris is a biblioklept; he stole How the Grinch Stole Christmas from his 7 year old sister.
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