[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.
Cite this Entry
Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Malinger.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/malinger. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “malinger”, accessed April 29, 2026, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/malinger.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Malinger. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved April 29, 2026, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/malinger