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chucking a sickie

chucking a sickie is the present participle and gerund 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 chucking a sickie

What is chucking a sickie the present participle and gerund of?
Chucking a sickie is the present participle and gerund of chuck a sickie.

Words near chucking a sickie in the dictionary

  1. chuckie
  2. chuckies
  3. chuckiestone
  4. chuckiestones
  5. chucking
  6. chucking a sickie
  7. chucking a uey
  8. chucking away
  9. chucking down
  10. chucking in
  11. chucking it down

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