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/ˈsɪki/ · noun
(originally Australia, UK, slang) A day, or time, off work due to (supposed) illness..
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.
I'll tell you why, because I'm a sickie! But I'm getting cured.
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Sickie means (originally Australia, UK, slang) A day, or time, off work due to (supposed) illness..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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