Klinger was a character from the
television show M*A*S*H Klinger was the rank of corpral and was drafted in the army as were most other characters. While most desperately wished they could go home Klinger took it a step further and dressed like a woman, he wanted his commanding officers (col. Blake or col. Potter) to think he was crazy and give him a discharge. Klinger along with cross dressing tried other wacky things to get out of the army such as eating a jeep and trying to trick col. Potter into thinking his brothers were killed in an explosion at the Toledo
Harmonica Factory. Describing someone as a Klinger is someone who uses the most
ridiculous excuses to cancel plans or leave class or work.