pulled a sickie
Faked being unwell
To pull a sickie is to call in sick to work when you're not actually ill—taking an unauthorized day off under false pretenses.
The expression is British and Australian slang: I pulled a sickie to go to the beach.
The related noun is sickie, meaning a fraudulent sick day.
- sickieFraudulent absence from work
- absenteeismHabitual failure to attend
- illnessState of poor health
- pretendAct as though
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
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