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pulled a sickie

pulled a sickie is the simple past and past participle of pull a sickie.

Meaning of pull a sickie

Verb

pull a sickie (third-person singular simple present pulls a sickie, present participle pulling a sickie, simple past and past participle pulled a sickie)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang) To skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick.
    • But not all excuses for pulling a sickie are equal, it seems.2015 November 7, Lucy White, “The most acceptable reasons to take a sick day revealed”, in The Independent

Questions about pulled a sickie

What is pulled a sickie the simple past and past participle of?
Pulled a sickie is the simple past and past participle of pull a sickie.

Words near pulled a sickie in the dictionary

  1. pulled a Homer
  2. pulled a lever
  3. pulled a permit
  4. pulled a rabbit from a hat
  5. pulled a rabbit out of a hat
  6. pulled a sickie
  7. pulled a train
  8. pulled about
  9. pulled ahead
  10. pulled an all-nighter
  11. pulled apart

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