sickie
noun/ˈsɪki/
Etymology From sick + -ie, from sick leave.
- Sickies are when one really is sick, but, y’know, probably not to the extent that merits a day off. It’s the exaggerated head cold. It’s the sore throat overdramatised by a theatrical croak.2021 July 9, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “The sickie may be a guilty pleasure, but sometimes you just need a duvet day”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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Slang A person who is unwell.
- I'll tell you why, because I'm a sickie! But I'm getting cured.1984, Victor Bumbalo, Niagara Falls and Other Plays, page 163:
- Derived terms
- chuck a sickie, pull a sickie, throw a sickie
- Related terms
- duvet day