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Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Malinger


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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