malinger [muh-ling-ger](previously 03-21-13)
verb used without object
to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1810–20; < French malingre sickly, ailing, equivalent to mal- mal- + Old French heingre haggard (perhaps < Gmc)
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
