Meaning of chuck a sickie | Babel Free

Definitions

To take a day off from work feigning ill health.

Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang

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Examples

“2010, Veechi Curtis, Lynley Averis, Bookkeeping For Dummies, Australian & New Zealand Edition, page 180, For example, if an employee chucks a sickie, you need⟳ to check that they have⟳ enough sick leave⟳ available.”

“2010, Eve Brenac-Mooney, Kaleidoscope, Ebrem, Australia, 2012 EPUB edition, unnumbered page, I wished I could chuck a sickie, but it was only my second day at Forest Glen, so that was out of the question⟳.”

““Fuck it,” I say⟳ flippantly. “I′ll chuck a sickie.” A mischievous grin works its way into her features. “Sounds brilliant,” she muses. “I′ve been trying to convince⟳ you to use⟳ up some of your sick leave⟳ for ages now. What an odd change⟳ of heart. Are you sure you are feeling normal?””

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