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.
Fainites
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Re: Fainites
Is the the British 'translation' of American Uncle?
Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.
Re: Fainites
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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