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thrown a sickie

thrown a sickie is the past participle of throw a sickie.

Meaning of throw a sickie

Verb

throw a sickie (third-person singular simple present throws a sickie, present participle throwing a sickie, simple past threw a sickie, past participle thrown a sickie)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang) To take a day off from work for ill health (either real or feigned).
    • Hogie said, “Listen, I′m throwing a sickie. I don′t need to be there until opening day tomorrow. The staff don′t arrive till then anyway so as long as I'm in early I can′t see a problem.”1997, Nicholas Blincoe, Jello Salad, page 49
    Synonyms:
    pull a sickie

Questions about thrown a sickie

What is thrown a sickie the past participle of?
Thrown a sickie is the past participle of throw a sickie.

Words near thrown a sickie in the dictionary

  1. thrown a fit
  2. thrown a kiss
  3. thrown a mickey
  4. thrown a monkey wrench in the works
  5. thrown a monkey wrench into the works
  6. thrown a sickie
  7. thrown a spanner in the works
  8. thrown a spanner into the works
  9. thrown a sprat to catch a mackerel
  10. thrown a tantrum
  11. thrown a wet blanket on

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