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sickie; sicky noun- a feigned illness cited as grounds for missing work AUSTRALIA, 1953
- And then the next day, hungover because of Dave’s funeral, everybody “takes a sickie”. — John O’Grady, Aussie Etiket, p. 37, 1971
- On the few occasions he’s been too dog-tired to join Mark during the day, he’s been known to take a sickie. — People Magazine, p. 3, 26 August 1981
- I thought of getting out of it by throwing a “sickie”, but went in the end. — Mike Moore, Hard Labour, p. 13, 1987
- I bet she’s taken a sickie. — Diran Abedayo, My Once Upon A Time, p. 247, 2000
- A Wellington Regional Council worker learned the hard way that not everyone who pulls a sickie can get away with it. — Listener, p. 8, 2 July 2001
- If your conscience won’t permit a sickie, then try to get the most out of the leave you do take. — Sydney Morning Herald, 12 July 2003
- deviant US
- There is one other branch of the sickies or weirdos whom I defi-nitely would prefer never to have to do business with. — Xaviera Hollander, The Happy Hooker, p. 246, 1972
- Joan had gone noisily down the hall, screaming at Harvey about how he was a “sickie on a power trip.” — Cyra McFadden, The Serial, p. 33, 1977
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