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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-388/
- Published: 2021-02-18T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-12T00:22:16.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14

The word for today is…  
feint (noun, verb) –

(n) : something feigned

(v) 1 : to lure or deceive with a feint  
 2 : to make a pretense of

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feint?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Noun: borrowed from French feinte, going back to Middle French fainte, feinte “act of dissembling, subterfuge,” noun derivative from feminine past participle of feindre “to fabricate, dissemble, feign”

Verb: derivative of feint

First known use – noun: 1644, verb: 1741

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