Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
MALINGER
malinger, skulk
(verb) avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
malinger (third-person singular simple present malingers, present participle malingering, simple past and past participle malingered)
(ambitransitive) To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.
Hypernyms: goldbrick (dated), shirk
(ambitransitive) To self-inflict real injury or infection (to inflict self-harm) in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.
Anagrams
• Germinal, germinal, maligner
Source: Wiktionary
Ma*lin"ger, v. i. [imp. & p. p. MAlingered; p. pr. & vb. n. Malingering.]
Definition: To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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