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fainéant

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
fainéant /ˈfānēənt, ˈfeɪniənt /
▸ noun archaic an idle or ineffective person.
▸ adjective idle or ineffective.
– ORIGIN early 17th century : from French, from fait ‘does’ + néant ‘nothing’.