English Explanatory Dictionary

esquivalience

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Deliberate shirking of one's official duties.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛs.kwɪˈveɪ.li.əns/ en-us-esquivalience.ogg

Word forms

esquivalience

Etymology

Made up as a copyright trap in the 2001 New Oxford American Dictionary, and said to be related to French esquiver (“evade, dodge, duck”). Began to see actual use by 2006, after having been identified as fictitious in 2005. The entry is still present in the dictionary's third edition (2010).

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