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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

October 31, 2012
malingerer • noun

Have you ever pretended to be sick or hurt to get out of taking a test or doing a chore? Then you, my dear, are a malingerer, and should be ashamed of yourself. Shape up!
Knowing that the prefix mal is from the Latin for “bad,” we can tell right off that being a malingerer is not a good thing. This noun form of the verb malinger comes from the French malingre which means “sickly.” In Jack London’s Call of the Wild, the new dog, Pike, is referred to as “a clever malingerer and thief,” giving a clear negative context to the word.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:17 PM

    Andy Dominguez
    Mrs.Foster
    Period 5 & 6
    i love pretending im malingerer, my mom always falls for it.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 6:27 PM

    i always pretend like im malingerer so i dont do work .
    carlos garrido foster 5 6

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  3. AnonymousOctober 7, 2012 at 9:08 AM

    Marcelo Coppola (foster P;5&6
    I always pretend to be malingerer so i dont have to go to school.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 31, 2012 at 4:37 AM

    She is a malingerer, because she always pretends to be sick during FCAT. Palacios Period 2

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  5. yazmineNovember 1, 2012 at 5:12 AM

    Yaneisy Ramos
    Ms.Allen
    Period#5&6

    The next guy comes along and says he is a malingerer.

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  6. UnknownNovember 4, 2012 at 3:45 PM

    Jennifer Viera
    Ms. Allen
    Period: 3 and 4

    Because the employee frequently called in sick to work, he was labeled a malingerer.

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  7. AnonymousNovember 6, 2012 at 5:01 PM

    paula bodan
    mrs.foster
    per 5&6
    when i dont feel like going to shool i always malingerer.

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