Malingering is intentional deceptive behavior, not a medical or psychiatric disorder. The diagnosis of malingering rests upon the identification of an external or "secondary" gain being present as the main motivation for the behavior. In other words, what does the person hope to gain?

Nurse is malingering out of work, now his teammates have to pick up his slack.

Malingering by pisceanaquifiel July 23, 2009

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Mazinger Z

The original Super Robot anime and thus founder of the genre. Made by Mangaka Go Nagai in 1972. It features the young man Kouji Kabuto, piloting the robot made by his grandfather named Mazinger Z. With it, he can become either a God or a Devil.
Also the origin of the "calling your attacks" anime trope. The first robot to feature a human pilot.

Gurren Lagann Fanboy: "Gurren Lagann is the best mecha anime of all time."
Mecha fandom: "Then you haven't seen Mazinger Z."

Mazinger Z by TFCM3ch4 September 27, 2017

Ratzinger

An insincere apology.

He said he was sorry for what happened, but I think he was giving me a ratzinger.

Ratzinger by dronkmunk September 22, 2006

Proddy MacFingers

A name for one of those annoying twats who smears their fingers all over your computer monitor screen when pointing at some rhubarb.

If Proddy MacFingers touches my monitor again, I swear I'm going to wipe my knob on his screen.

Proddy MacFingers by Cock Flasp August 21, 2006

malingerer

An individual who will do and say anything to get out of work.

I used to get up and be excited to go to work, but now I'm happy being a malingerer.

malingerer by S. Ford August 30, 2008

Malingering

To skulk with elevated malice (like the monster in “It Follows” or the principal of Aptos High)

Dr. Hanks-Sloan do be malingering in the parking lot today.

Malingering by Fluffy._.Eggshells August 25, 2022

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

Word of the Day on September 24, 2026

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026