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pulling a sickie

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

What is pulling a sickie the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling a sickie is the present participle and gerund of pull a sickie.

Words near pulling a sickie in the dictionary

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

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