pull a sickie
Feign being unwell
To pull a sickie is to take a day off work by falsely claiming illness.
The expression is British and Australian slang: I'm not really ill—I just pulled a sickie to go to the beach.
The noun sickie alone can mean either a sick day or the act of faking one.
- shirkEvade one's obligations
- absenteeismHabitual failure to attend
- skivingEvading work or duty
- skive offEvade obligations deliberately
- malingeringFabricating symptoms for gain
duvet day · feign · sickie · truancy · mental health day · doctor's note · fabrication · pretense · dodging · bunk off · excuse · throw a wobbly · bluffing · nonattendance · fibbing · white lie · lying · dishonesty
work ethic and dedication
pull a sickiesoldier on
Continue despite difficulty
clock in · go to work · presenteeism · power through · turn up
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