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malinger

ma·lin·ger [ mə líng gər ] (past and past participle ma·lin·gered, present participle ma·lin·ger·ing, 3rd person present singular ma·lin·gers)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
feign illness: to pretend to be ill, especially in order to avoid work

[Late 18th century. < French malingre "sickly"]

ma·lin·ger·er noun
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