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chucked a sickie

chucked a sickie is the simple past and past participle of chuck a sickie.

Meaning of chuck a sickie

Verb

chuck a sickie (third-person singular simple present chucks a sickie, present participle chucking a sickie, simple past and past participle chucked a sickie)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang) To take a day off from work feigning ill health.
    • For example, if an employee chucks a sickie, you need to check that they have enough sick leave available.2010, Veechi Curtis, Lynley Averis, Bookkeeping For Dummies, Australian & New Zealand Edition, page 180

Questions about chucked a sickie

What is chucked a sickie the simple past and past participle of?
Chucked a sickie is the simple past and past participle of chuck a sickie.

Words near chucked a sickie in the dictionary

  1. chuckawallas
  2. chuckaway
  3. Chuckchee
  4. Chuckchees
  5. chucked
  6. chucked a sickie
  7. chucked a uey
  8. chucked away
  9. chucked down
  10. chucked in
  11. chucked it down

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