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throw a sickie

To take a day off from work, sick leave, by pretending to be ill.

See also 'chuck a sickie'.
Emma was hungover on Tuesday and she just felt like going shopping, so she decided to throw a sickie.
by bleurgh January 4, 2008
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sickie

A sick day that you take when you just don't feel like going to work or had too much to drink the night before.
"Dude, I was so hungover this morning, I pulled a sickie"
by Flo January 28, 2004
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sickadocious

n. beyond sick, beyond atrocious; simply ill to the extreme
Dominik: "The Streets are sick on the mic."
Ryan: "Yes, but B.I.G is simply sickadocious."
Phil: "That's very true."
Tristan: "Shut up ffffag."
by Ryan Jackson October 6, 2005
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sickitating

adj. -revolting, so revolting one feels the need to gag -disgusting - disturbing - absolutely vulgar
"The way she smells is sickitating to me" or "That couple is so clingy it is sickitating to watch"
by Amelia Mitchevski August 18, 2005
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chuck a sickie

Used in Australia. Means to take a day off sick from work when you are fine.
Mate, I couldn't be arsed going to work today. I might chuck a sickie.
by mizshadii May 8, 2007
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sickdiculous

when something is both sick and ridiculous. can also be shortened to sickdic.
---hey bro, did you take out the trash?
-fer sure
---sickdiculous!
by tossmysalad69 January 16, 2008
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sickie

'To pull a sickie'
Taking time off work under the false pretence that you are sick, when really you just can't be arsed to go in. Sickies also often pulled when hungover or when you've run out of annual leave.
'I can't be arsed to go in. I'm pulling a sickie'
by PPQ January 10, 2005
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