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fainéant

fai·né·ant [ fáynee ənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
idle: unwilling to do anything



noun  (plural fai·né·ants)
Definition:
 
somebody lazy: somebody who is regarded as lazy

[Early 17th century. < French, alteration of fait-nient "does nothing" < faignant "shirker"]
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