noun
- a day of sick leave taken from work or school, especially when not genuinely ill
Usage: informal; chiefly British and Australian
Examples
- He pulled a sickie to go to the beach.
- She called in a sickie on Friday to extend her weekend.
- The boss suspected Tom was taking a sickie when he saw him at the mall.
- I’m tempted to throw a sickie tomorrow and stay home.
- Half the office seemed to take a sickie on the same day.
- She felt guilty about calling in a sickie when she wasn’t really sick.