"chuck a sickie" meaning in English

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          "text": "2010, Veechi Curtis, Lynley Averis, Bookkeeping For Dummies, Australian & New Zealand Edition, page 180,\nFor example, if an employee chucks a sickie, you need to check that they have enough sick leave available."
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          "text": "2010, Eve Brenac-Mooney, Kaleidoscope, Ebrem, Australia, 2012 EPUB edition, unnumbered page,\nI wished I could chuck a sickie, but it was only my second day at Forest Glen, so that was out of the question."
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          "ref": "2012, Mike Pomery, Tangent, page 33",
          "text": "“Fuck it,” I say flippantly. “I′ll chuck a sickie.”\nA 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?”",
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        "To take a day off from work feigning ill health."
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        "(slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) To take a day off from work feigning ill health."
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          "sense": "claim a sick day",
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to feign illness so to take time off work",
          "word": "whakangehengehe"
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          "word": "сказаться больным"
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          "text": "2010, Veechi Curtis, Lynley Averis, Bookkeeping For Dummies, Australian & New Zealand Edition, page 180,\nFor example, if an employee chucks a sickie, you need to check that they have enough sick leave available."
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        "(slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) To take a day off from work feigning ill health."
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      "sense": "claim a sick day",
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      "word": "whakangehengehe"
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      "roman": "skazatʹsja bolʹnym",
      "sense": "to feign illness so to take time off work",
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      "word": "сказаться больным"
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  "word": "chuck a sickie"
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