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Often a baldfaced lie used to sueak out a couple of extra paid days off; employed to extend a long weekend, travel to an out-of-state Wednesday night rock concert, stay in bed all day with a new romantic interest, etc. Most people would rather come to work sick and risk infecting their colleagues than give up an illicitly obtained and healthy day of fun.
"Where is catherine today?"
"I saw her making out with some douche bag Lastnight maybe she took a sick day to get laid"
sick day by Waggon April 13, 2007
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When a person working at an office takes a day of becuase he/she is qoute unqoute "sick". Usually they participate in an activity that is no where near their daily work related tasks.
I gotta take my "sick day" next week.
sick day by Max Smith November 7, 2003
A sickness which causes the patient to have a day or multiple days off work. Usually contracted by yard staff or drivers. Patients usually display the following symptoms:
- sticky matress
- immense feeling of lazyness
- ability to not give a shit
- ability to let co-workers do their work
- enormous feeling that they are owed a certain amount of sick days a year.
Symptoms can quickly subside if administered a dose of self respect and a small amount of elbow grease.
Where is ........ today? It's okay he is having another sick day.
Has he phoned in?
No, he has texted in though.
Sick day by darkfruits1 September 17, 2018
A day when you go to work sick because you can't afford not to or because no one else can cover for you.
Ugh, I feel like hell.

You should stay home.

Can't afford it. Looks like I'll be working a Sick Day tommorrow.
Sick Day by flashwildecard December 17, 2012
An excuse to head to the beach and surf.
Damn, I'm supposed to head to work today and the surf is prime. I better call into work and take a sick day.
Sick day by Jerseyjames December 9, 2012
"The format: three young lads are put in a house for two months trying to catch as many diseases as possible. The producers want them to be infected by nits, lice, flu, sexually-transmitted diseases and warts, rather than things like Aids and cancer which aren't quite as much fun. A doctor will be on hand to ensure they don't get too ill."
-From thecustard.tv

Taking a Sick Day 

Faking sick so you can stay at home for a day-long solo love-making session.
I'm taking a sick day to re-kindle my lost love with my left hand.
Taking a Sick Day by ?Måt¿ May 14, 2005
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The striver is an interesting phenomenon that is seen across college campuses. In essence, the striver is an over-achiever who comes from a working or middle class family. He may be an immigrant. He may have been a slacker in HS who was "born again" into an academic wunderkind. Or he may just be an over-achiever who is keeping at it.

The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.

The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.

Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Striver by URM Striver January 3, 2009
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