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fainéant
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fainéant, a. [F.; fait he does + néant nothing.].
Doing nothing; shiftless; disinclined to work or exertion. [1913 Webster]
fainéant, n.
A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
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