Definition of "sickie" [sickie]

• Slang A deranged, psychotic, or morbidly obsessed person. (noun)

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• "Mr Dundon said the use of the "sickie" - faking an illness to have a day off - was exaggerated."
• "(Admittedly, in December 2007, I was artificially low - I think I had some sort of flu so it depends on if I use that "sickie" number or what I normally was, a few pounds higher.)"
• "Stamp had alibis for June 1 and 2 — Wynne had taken a two-day "sickie" in order to "make him look for a job" — and June 3 was his first opportunity to visit Grace."