Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chuck a sickie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: chuck- a sick-ie
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take a day off from work feigning ill health.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"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?”"

Etymology

A more slangy variant of throw a sickie.

Usage

Inflected Forms

chucks a sickie (present, singular) chucking a sickie (participle, present) chucked a sickie (participle, past) chucked a sickie (past)

Synonyms

pull a sickie throw a sickie

Questions

What does chuck a sickie mean?: To take a day off from work feigning ill health.
Where does chuck a sickie come from?: A more slangy variant of throw a sickie.

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