Today’s Word: malinger
Pronunciation:
/ məˈlɪŋɡə
/
Part of Speech: verb
Etymology: from old French, mal +haingre
Meaning: to pretend to be unwell in order to
avoid doing any work.
Usage: I don’t feel like going anywhere
today. I’ll try to malinger.
General Note: Malinger
is not a noun hence it is wrong to call somebody malinger.
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