[rih-NIG]
intransitive verb
To go back on a promise.
Our friend managed to renege on a series of eBay deals for his girlfriend’s well worn panties, burning bridges with weird fuckers all over town.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Renege.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/renege. Accessed 6 July 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “renege”, accessed July 6, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/renege.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Renege. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved July 6, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/renege