[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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“Malinger.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/malinger. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Malinger. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved August 6, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/malinger