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sickie
[ sik-ee ]
/ ˈsɪk i /
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noun Slang.
Also sicko. a person who is deranged or perverted.
a morbid or sadistic thing, as a joke.
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Words nearby sickie
sickener, sickening, sicker, Sickert, sick headache, sickie, sick in bed, sickish, sick joke, sickle, sick leave
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How to use sickie in a sentence
We overestimate the number of people who are cheating on their taxes or take a sickie off work or do other kinds of bad things.
British Dictionary definitions for sickie
sickie
/ (ˈsɪkɪ) /
noun
informal a day of sick leave from work, whether for genuine sickness or not
Word Origin for sickie
C20: from sick 1 + -ie
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