Associations to the word «Malinger»

Wiktionary

MALINGER, verb. (intransitive) To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation.

Dictionary definition

MALINGER, verb. Avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats