[muh-LING-guhr]
intrans
verb. To feign or exaggerate illness or inability in order to avoid duty or work.
If I were being deployed to that shithole Iraq, I’d start malingering the minute the assholes told me.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Malinger.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/malinger. Accessed 23 Oct. 2024.
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The Effin’ Word, s.v. “malinger”, accessed October 23, 2024, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/malinger.
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The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Malinger. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved October 23, 2024, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/malinger