Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull a sickie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: pul-l a sick-ie
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"But not all excuses for pulling a sickie are equal, it seems."
"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

pulls a sickie (present, singular) pulling a sickie (participle, present) pulled a sickie (participle, past) pulled a sickie (past)

Phrases

call in sick

Frequently Paired Words

call in sick

Synonyms

chuck a sickie throw a sickie

Rhymes With

biccy crickey

Questions

What does pull a sickie mean?: To skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.

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