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What "chuck a sickie ""means?
What "chuck a sickie ""means?
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- Country or region Australia
It means to call in sick for work when you are healthy.
The person ‘chucking a sickie’ does so because they are either too tired or not bothered to go to work.
Or the person has an issue with attending work, for a reason other than being sick, can call in to ‘chuck a sickie’.
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- Country or region Australia
It means taking a day off work by faking a sickness.
- Country or region Australia
it’s when someone fakes being sick to get out of work/school/event
- Country or region Australia
It means to call in sick for work when you are healthy.
The person ‘chucking a sickie’ does so because they are either too tired or not bothered to go to work.
Or the person has an issue with attending work, for a reason other than being sick, can call in to ‘chuck a sickie’.
- Country or region China
- Country or region Australia
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