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Fainites

Postby Audiendus » Sun Jul 30, 2023 9:45 pm

fainites

Interjection (2 syllables: fain-ites)

(UK) A call for a truce in a children's playground game, e.g. chasing.

This word was commonly heard when I was at primary (grade) school in the 1960s. My parents' generation used the word 'pax' similarly.
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Re: Fainites

Postby Slava » Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:26 am

Is the the British 'translation' of American Uncle?
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Re: Fainites

Postby Audiendus » Mon Jul 31, 2023 10:15 am

No, it is not a concession of defeat. It is a call for a temporary, perhaps momentary, cessation of play for some reason, so one cannot be 'out'.
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