When somebody pretends to be sick (often to get out of doing something) you’d say he’s ________.
| FAKING | 245 |
| PUTTING ON | 207 |
| GOLDBRICKING | 119 |
| PLAYING POSSUM | 90 |
| PLAYING SICK | 88 |
| GOOFING OFF | 85 |
| PLAYING OFF | 60 |
| MALINGERING | 49 |
| PRETENDING | 40 |
| LAZY | 36 |
| FAKING IT | 23 |
| BLUFFING | 21 |
| SHIRKING | 20 |
| SHAMMING | 18 |
| MAKING BELIEVE | 17 |
| SOLDIERING | 15 |
| HYPOCHONDRIAC | 11 |
| FOOLING | 10 |
| PUTTING IT ON | 9 |
| HIPPOED | 8 |
| PLAYING HOOKY | 8 |
| SPOOFING | 8 |
| DOGGING IT | 7 |
| PLAYING OFF SICK | 7 |
| NR | 6 |
| STALLING | 6 |
| ACTING | 5 |
| FEIGNING | 4 |
| LOAFING | 4 |
| PUTTING ON AN ACT | 4 |
| ACTING UP | 3 |
| FUDGING | 3 |
| HYPOCONDRIAC | 3 |
| LAYING OFF | 3 |
| LETTING ON | 3 |
| LOAFER | 3 |
| MAKING OUT | 3 |
| PLAYING | 3 |
| PRETENDING SICK | 3 |
| PULLING THE WOOL OVER YOUR EYES | 3 |
| PULLING YOUR LEG | 3 |
| ALIBI-ING | 2 |
| DEADBEAT | 2 |
| DEADBEATING | 2 |
| DECEITFUL | 2 |
| FAKE | 2 |
| FAKER | 2 |
| FAKING SICK | 2 |
| FEIGNING SICKNESS | 2 |
| FOOLING AROUND | 2 |
| FOOLING OFF | 2 |
| GOLDBRICKER | 2 |
| JIVING | 2 |
| JUST PRETENDING | 2 |
| LAYING OUT | 2 |
| MAKE-BELIEVE | 2 |
| NEUROTIC | 2 |
| PASSING THE BUCK | 2 |
| PLAIN LAZY | 2 |
| PLAYING UP | 2 |
| POSSUMING | 2 |
| PULLING A FAST ONE | 2 |
| PUTTING ON SICK | 2 |
| RENEGING | 2 |
| SLACKER | 2 |
| SLOUGHING OFF | 2 |
| THROWING OFF | 2 |
| ACTIN’ THE POSSUM | 1 |
| A-GETTIN’ OUT OF WORK | 1 |
| AILING | 1 |
| ALL IN HIS HEAD | 1 |
| BAD ACTING | 1 |
| BAGGING SOMETHING | 1 |
| BALKING | 1 |
| BEATING AROUND THE BUSH | 1 |
| BEGGING OFF | 1 |
| BELLYACHER | 1 |
| BLUFFING OFF | 1 |
| BROWN-NOSING | 1 |
| BULL-SHITTING | 1 |
| CHICKEN | 1 |
| CHRONIC | 1 |
| CHRONIC COMPLAINER | 1 |
| CHRONIQUING | 1 |
| COMPLAINER | 1 |
| CONTAGIOUS | 1 |
| CONVENIENT SICKNESS | 1 |
| CONVENIENTLY SICK | 1 |
| CROCK | 1 |
| DOGGING | 1 |
| DOGGING OFF | 1 |
| DUCKING | 1 |
| ENJOYS BEING SICK | 1 |
| FAKED SICKNESS | 1 |
| FAKING ILLNESS | 1 |
| FAKING OUT | 1 |
| FAKING THE SICK | 1 |
| FALSE PRETENDER | 1 |
| FANNING | 1 |
| FEIGNING A SICK SPELL | 1 |
| FEIGNING IT | 1 |
| FINDING AN EXCUSE | 1 |
| FISHING FEVER | 1 |
| FLUFFING OFF | 1 |
| FOOLING YOU | 1 |
| FOULING UP | 1 |
| FOUR-FLUSHING | 1 |
| FOXING | 1 |
| FRAUD | 1 |
| FUCKING OFF | 1 |
| FUCKING THE DOG | 1 |
| GETTING OUT OF IT | 1 |
| GETTING OUT OF WORK | 1 |
| GOLDBRICK | 1 |
| GOOD ACTOR | 1 |
| GOT A CASE OF HIPPOS | 1 |
| GOT THE HYSTERIC | 1 |
| GOT THE SALT RHEUM | 1 |
| GOT THE WASHING DISHES TROTS | 1 |
| GOT THE YELLOW DOG | 1 |
| HAS THE BLUE FLU | 1 |
| HAVING HYSTERICS | 1 |
| HE’S A GYPSY IN THE PARLOR | 1 |
| HE’S A-FAKIN’ | 1 |
| HIPPO-ING | 1 |
| HOODY DO | 1 |
| HUNTING FEVER | 1 |
| HURT OF GROWING PAIN | 1 |
| HYPERTENSIVE | 1 |
| IDLER | 1 |
| JUST IMAGINING | 1 |
| JUST PLAIN LAZY | 1 |
| JUST PLAYING | 1 |
| KIDDING | 1 |
| KNOCKING OFF | 1 |
| LACKING | 1 |
| LAZING | 1 |
| LAZY FEVER | 1 |
| LAZY SICK | 1 |
| LAZY SICKNESS | 1 |
| LOAFING ON THE JOB | 1 |
| LYING LOW | 1 |
| LYING OUT | 1 |
| LYING SICK | 1 |
| MAI | 1 |
| MAKING BELIEVE HE’S SICK | 1 |
| MAKING IT UP | 1 |
| MAKING OUT LIKE THEY’RE SICK | 1 |
| MAKING TEND | 1 |
| MAKING UP | 1 |
| MENTALLY SICK | 1 |
| MOLOA | 1 |
| MONDAY-MORNING SICKNESS | 1 |
| NOT A WORKING GUY | 1 |
| PALAWAOLEO | 1 |
| PHONING | 1 |
| PHONY | 1 |
| PLAY-ACTING | 1 |
| PLAYED OFF | 1 |
| PLAYED SICK | 1 |
| PLAYING A ROLE | 1 |
| PLAYING CUTE | 1 |
| PLAYING DEAD | 1 |
| PLAYING IT OFF | 1 |
| PLAYING IT UP | 1 |
| PLAYING LAZY | 1 |
| PLAYING OFF ON YOU | 1 |
| PLAYING ON | 1 |
| PLAYING SLY | 1 |
| PLAYING SOLDIER | 1 |
| PLAYING UP SICK | 1 |
| PLAY-LIKE | 1 |
| PLEADS SICK | 1 |
| POSSUM | 1 |
| POSSUM IT | 1 |
| POSSUM OUT | 1 |
| PRETENDER | 1 |
| PRETENDS | 1 |
| PREVARICATOR | 1 |
| PULLING A LEG | 1 |
| PUNY INDIVIDUAL | 1 |
| PUSSY-FOOTING | 1 |
| PUT ON | 1 |
| PUTTING A CAP ON SOMEBODY | 1 |
| PUTTING IT OVER ON HIM | 1 |
| PUTTING ON A POOR FACE | 1 |
| PUTTING ON A SHAM | 1 |
| PUTTING ON THE ACT | 1 |
| PUTTING ONE OVER | 1 |
| PUTTING ONE OVER ON YOU | 1 |
| PUTTING UP A FALSE FRONT | 1 |
| PUTTING UP AN ACT | 1 |
| RAILROADING | 1 |
| RATTING | 1 |
| RATTING ON ONE | 1 |
| RECUPERATING | 1 |
| ROTTING | 1 |
| SCHEMER | 1 |
| SCHEMING | 1 |
| SCHOOL-BELL FEVER | 1 |
| SCHOOL-BUS FEVER | 1 |
| SCREWING OFF | 1 |
| SCREWING OUT OF WORK | 1 |
| SHINNYING OUT | 1 |
| SHIRKER | 1 |
| SHIRKING HIS DUTY | 1 |
| SHIRKING HIS JOB | 1 |
| SHIRKING OUT | 1 |
| SHORT-LEGGING | 1 |
| SHRINKING | 1 |
| SHUNNING WORK | 1 |
| SHYSING | 1 |
| SLOUGHING | 1 |
| SMART | 1 |
| SNEAKING OUT | 1 |
| SOLDIERING ON THEM | 1 |
| SOME ENJOY POOR HEALTH | 1 |
| SORRY | 1 |
| SPOOKING OFF | 1 |
| STRINGING YOU | 1 |
| STRUCK BAD AWFUL FAST | 1 |
| TELLING A STORY | 1 |
| TELLING TALES | 1 |
| THINK THEY’RE SICK | 1 |
| THINKS HE’S SICK | 1 |
| TOO LAZY TO WORK | 1 |
| TRAFFIN | 1 |
| TRIFLING | 1 |
| USING IT FOR AN EXCUSE | 1 |
| WELCHING ON THE JOB | 1 |
| YOU’RE PUTTING ME ON | 1 |
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