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sickie

noun sick·ie \ˈsi-kē\

: a day when someone who is not really sick claims to be sick and does not go to work

Full Definition of SICKIE

:  sicko
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First Known Use of SICKIE

1967

Related to SICKIE

Synonyms
bug, crackbrain, crazy, fool, fruitcake, head case, loon, loony, maniac, nut, nutcase, nutter [British slang], psycho, psychopath, lunatic, sicko, wacko (also whacko)

Rhymes with SICKIE

dickey, hickey, icky, kicky, picky, quickie, rickey, shticky, sticky, tricky

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