sickie
noun /ˈsɪk.i/ UK informalDefinition
throw a sickie › to say to your employer that you are ill when you are not so that you do not have to go to your place of work for a day: I just didn't feel like work so I threw a sickie.Time off work
(Definition of sickie noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bank holiday noun
- Boxing Day noun
- break noun (INTERRUPTION)
- career break noun
- compassionate leave noun
- downtime noun
- early-closing day noun
- furlough noun
- holiday verb
- leave noun (HOLIDAY)
- maternity leave noun
- public holiday noun
- recess noun (PAUSE)
- retreat noun (POSITION)
- sabbatical noun
- sick day noun
- sick leave noun
- tea break noun
- vacation noun
- weekend noun
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