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Provided by the compucert malinger \muh-LING-guhr\, intransitive verb:
- To feign or exaggerate illness or inability in order to avoid duty or work.
Malinger derives from French malingre, "sickly," perhaps from Old French mal, "badly" + heingre, "lean, thin."
Empty a Leg
- v. Expression used by rough older British blokes to describe taking a really big piss when they've not been to the bathroom for a while.
"No worries, mate."
Trivia
Who is the only person to be nominated for an Oscar, Grammy, Golden Globe, and Nobel Prize for Peace?
- Bono, lead singer of U2. Of the four honors, to date he’s won only the Grammy. The Nobel Prize nomination, in 2003, was for his efforts to relieve Third World debt and promote AIDS awareness in Africa.
- Franco-Prussian War: began after Bismarck provoked France; it ended in Germany's unification and the deposition of Napoleon III (1870)
- Holbrook, Arizona: a meteorite weighing nearly 200 kg exploded over Earth, showering the
- Navajo County town with debris (1912)
- Edgar Degas (1834-1917): French impressionist painter
- Ilie Năstase (62): tennis hall-of-famer
- Anthony Edwards (46): ER's Dr. Greene; actors George Dzundza (63), Campbell Scott (47) and Jared Padalecki (26) were also born on this date
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