Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out sick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables
out- sick
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Absent from work due to an illness.

American usage

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What does out sick mean?
Absent from work due to an illness.

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