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bilby commented on the word egrote
To feign an illness.
April 4, 2008
thedayhascome commented on the word egrote
/ee GROAT/ v · To feign sickness in order to avoid work.
August 7, 2008
qroqqa commented on the word egrote
Not a genuine word. Given in Bailey's dictionary (1721-61), and egroting "feigned illness" in other 18th-century lists, but no actual uses are known to the OED.
From Latin aegrot- "be ill" from aeger "ill". Universities may allow an aegrotat "sick note".
August 7, 2008
frindley commented on the word egrote
Well we'll have to do something about that. After all, it's the kind of word that's probably even more useful in the 21st century than it would have been in the 18th. So if enough people start using it, and using it in print, it's only a matter of time… (as Andrew Clements makes evident in his delightful children's book Frindle).
August 8, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word egrote
Frindley, there's something in the way you write, I know the author is you after reading the first few words. (And I mean the words after "3 minutes ago frindley said:")
August 8, 2008
frindley commented on the word egrote
Can this be tested? Do you think John would turn off the time-and-name stamps for 48 hours…
Not that I want to dispute your claim. A distinct style is something to be nurtured and cherished.
August 8, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word egrote
Now that would be a hard "Identify the Wordie" game!
August 8, 2008
sionnach commented on the word egrote
There's a verb "to frindle"?
August 8, 2008
bilby commented on the word egrote
*ears twitching*
I'll have a think about it.
August 8, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word egrote
JM proposes the implementation of egrote leave for those who don’t need to take sickies
March 14, 2009
pterodactyl commented on the word egrote
See also malinger.
April 5, 2010
willicuss commented on the word egrote
technically it's to 'call in sick to work'
December 24, 2012
JOQuantaman commented on the word egrote
egrote == verb : to feign illness to avoid work or school
August 2, 2018