Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

renig

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: renig
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

American usage; Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"My partner held the winning trick, and when the last card was on the board the score stood four to four. […] [T]he next gentleman will kindly follow suit — there is no renigging in this game — and the gentleman on my right will do the same."
"[…] cutting, shuffling, playing, revoking, discarding, renigging."
"[…] but so far the girls have at the fatal moment renigged."

Etymology

Originally a misspelling of renege.

Usage

Inflected Forms

renigs (present, singular) renigging (participle, present) renigged (participle, past) renigged (past)

Questions

What does renig mean?: To renege.
Where does renig come from?: Originally a misspelling of renege.

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