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shirk
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[ʃəːk], (Verb)
Definitions:
- avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility)
(e.g: I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter)
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Origin
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mid 17th century (in the sense ‘practise fraud or trickery’): from obsolete shirk ‘sponger’, perhaps from German Schurke ‘scoundrel’
[ʃəːk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person who shirks
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Origin
:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘practise fraud or trickery’): from obsolete shirk ‘sponger’, perhaps from German Schurke ‘scoundrel’
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