pull a sickie en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang) To skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.
But not all excuses for pulling a sickie are equal, it seems.
2015 November 7, Lucy White, “The most acceptable reasons to take a sick day revealed”, in The Independent:We decided to check exactly what your boss can - and can't - do to employees who bunk off, tune in at work, slide off to the pub or pull a sickie.
2016 June 16, James Andrews, Julia Rampen, “Can you be sacked for watching England-Wales at work? These are your rights”, in Daily Mirror:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pulls a sickie | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pulling a sickie | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pulled a sickie | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pulled a sickie | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
throw a sickie · chuck a sickie (claim a sick day)
Translations (7)
fr se faire porter pâle (to feign illness so to take time off work) · pl but see udawać chorego (to feign illness so to take time off work) · de krankfeiern (to feign illness so to take time off work) · yue 射波 (to feign illness so to take time off work) · fi ilmoittautua sairaaksi (to feign illness so to take time off work) · mi whakangehengehe (to feign illness so to take time off work) · fi pinnata (töistä) (to feign illness so to take time off work)