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Puppilull

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Great word but i got stuck on pronounciation. Hmm... I'm guessing it's pronounced with a hard G as in linger? But that is perhaps a misleading influence by the words meaning. Maybe the G is 'silent' as in singer? Or perhaps a J-sound as in cringe? 

 

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CassieQ

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Ah, a favorite for those who work in healthcare!

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Valkyrie

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2 hours ago, Puppilull said:

Great word but i got stuck on pronounciation. Hmm... I'm guessing it's pronounced with a hard G as in linger? But that is perhaps a misleading influence by the words meaning. Maybe the G is 'silent' as in singer? Or perhaps a J-sound as in cringe? 

 

It's a hard 'g' sound.  Muh-ling-ger 

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Valkyrie

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9 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

Ah, a favorite for those who work in healthcare!

:yes:  

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drpaladin

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Malinger is a wonderful word for describing the terminally indolent. Although there is nothing wrong with some judicuous malingering now and then. :P

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Mikiesboy

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1 hour ago, CassieQ said:

Ah, a favorite for those who work in healthcare!

Not only there i discovered on New Years Day. Seems it's popular at the Bank too when earning 3x your pay and no supervisors are around.

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Daddydavek

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I first came across the term when I was in boot camp and one of the staff support members doing our training was brought up on charges.  Of course that was 49 years ago....

UCMJ Punitive Article 115 - Malingering

 

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