pull a sickie
verb1
Australia, New Zealand, UK, Slang To skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.
- But not all excuses for pulling a sickie are equal, it seems.2015 November 7, Lucy White, “The most acceptable reasons to take a sick day revealed”, in The Independent:
- 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.2016 June 16, James Andrews, Julia Rampen, “Can you be sacked for watching England-Wales at work? These are your rights”, in Daily Mirror:
- Synonyms
- chuck a sickie, throw a sickie
- Related terms
- call in sick