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On malingering

From: Mark Geisert <mark at maxrnd dot com>
To: cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2016 19:32:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: On malingering
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My coinage: malingering: mal- (something bad) + lingering (somethinghanging around)

Dictionary: malingering: to pretend illness, especially in order to shirkone's duty, avoid work, etc.

Moral of this story: When coining a new word, make sure it doesn't alreadyexist with another meaning. Sheesh.

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