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chucks a sickie

chucks a sickie is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 chucks a sickie

What is chucks a sickie the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chucks a sickie is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chuck a sickie.

Words near chucks a sickie in the dictionary

  1. chuckram
  2. chuckrams
  3. chuckrum
  4. chuckrums
  5. chucks
  6. chucks a sickie
  7. chucks a uey
  8. chucks away
  9. chucks down
  10. chucks in
  11. chucks it down

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