"sickie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɪki/ Audio: En-au-sickie.ogg Forms: sickies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪki Etymology: From sick + -ie, from sick leave. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sick|ie}} sick + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} sickie (plural sickies)
  1. (originally Australia, UK, slang) A day, or time, off work due to (supposed) illness. Tags: UK, slang Synonyms (time off work): sicky Translations (a day, or time, off work due to supposed or feigned illness): saikku (Finnish), hararei whakangehengehe (Maori)
    Sense id: en-sickie-en-noun-rkJfaagb Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 91 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'time off work': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'a day, or time, off work due to supposed or feigned illness': 99 1
  2. (slang) A person who is unwell. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-sickie-en-noun-2HL~TVP-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chuck a sickie, pull a sickie, throw a sickie Related terms: duvet day

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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