pull a sickie

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪki === 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) (slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) To skip work or school or avoid an obligation by pretending to be sick. ==== Synonyms ==== (claim a sick day): chuck a sickie, throw a sickie, see also Thesaurus:shirk ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== call in sick