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I am a bit sickie happy. I am prone to black clouds too, but... I am embarrassed about them. It's like: 'My diamond shoes are too tight. My money clip doesn't fit all my fifties.' I mean - really. Shut up.
Olivia Colman

Meaning of "sickie" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SICKIE

From sick1 + -ie.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SICKIE

sickie  [ˈsɪkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SICKIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sickie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SICKIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sick leave

Sick leave is time off from work that workers can use during periods of temporary illness to stay home and address their health and safety needs without losing pay. Some workplaces offer paid sick time as a matter of workplace policy, and in few jurisdictions it is codified into law. Currently, states around the United States are considering legislation that would require access to paid sick days for workers.

Definition of sickie in the English dictionary

The definition of sickie in the dictionary is a day of sick leave from work, whether for genuine sickness or not.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SICKIE


al-Maliki
ælˈmælɪkɪ
dickey
ˈdɪkɪ
dicky
ˈdɪkɪ
flaky
ˈfleɪkɪ
hickey
ˈhɪkɪ
mickey
ˈmɪkɪ
micky
ˈmɪkɪ
picky
ˈpɪkɪ
psyche
ˈsaɪkɪ
quickie
ˈkwɪkɪ
reiki
ˈreɪkɪ
rickey
ˈrɪkɪ
shaky
ˈʃeɪkɪ
spiky
ˈspaɪkɪ
sticky
ˈstɪkɪ
tricky
ˈtrɪkɪ
tzatziki
tsætˈsɪkɪ
Vicky
ˈvɪkɪ
wakey-wakey
ˈweɪkɪˈweɪkɪ
wiki
ˈwɪkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SICKIE

sicked
sickee
sicken
sickener
sickening
sickeningly
sicker
sickerly
sickerness
Sickert
sicking
sickish
sickishly
sickishness
sickle
sickle feather
sickle medick
sickle-cell anaemia
sicklebill
sickleman

WORDS THAT END LIKE SICKIE

antwackie
backie
bickie
blockie
brickie
buckie
chuckie
duckie
hackie
Jackie
Jackie-Jackie
sit up like Jackie
thickie
truckie

Synonyms and antonyms of sickie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sickie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SICKIE

Find out the translation of sickie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sickie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sickie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sickie
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sickie
570 millions of speakers

English

sickie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sickie
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sickie
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Sickie
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sickie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sickie
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sickie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sickie
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sickie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sickie
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sickie
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sakit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sickie
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sickie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आजारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sickie
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sickie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sickie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Sickie
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sickie
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Sickie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sickie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sickie
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sickie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sickie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SICKIE»

The term «sickie» is normally little used and occupies the 110.513 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SICKIE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sickie» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sickie» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sickie

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QUOTES WITH «SICKIE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sickie.
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Olivia Colman
I am a bit sickie happy. I am prone to black clouds too, but... I am embarrassed about them. It's like: 'My diamond shoes are too tight. My money clip doesn't fit all my fifties.' I mean - really. Shut up.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SICKIE»

Discover the use of sickie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sickie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Throwing a Sickie
So if you've had a heavy night and fancy a lie-in, want to put off that deadline or skip that meeting, The Little Book of Throwing a Sickie will become an indispensible tool. A must have purchase for the work jaded and the work shy.
Tim Jones, 2004
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Chuck A Sickie
Terry Derwitsch. Chuck A Sickie Since the practice of voting out poorly performing leaders takes some time in our country, we might want to have an emergency plan in case things start to deteriorate fast. I was looking at the situation in Greece.
Terry Derwitsch
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Delmar's Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
412 Sickie Cell Test During Test: Adhere to standard precautions After Test: Apply pressure to venipuncture site. Explain that some hruising. discomfon. and swelling may appear at the site and that warm. moist compresses can alleviate this ...
Rick Daniels (RN.), 2003
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A Valentine Weekend
Gerald E. Moutra. arrangements while he is away for three weeks. He has given the nannies three weeks off while he is buying his plane ticket and booking his hotel room. Sickie Briejust so happened to be picking up the kids, and one day ...
Gerald E. Moutra, 2014
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Genetics Abstracts
As a preliminary step to preimplantation diagnosis of sickie cell disease in unfertilized eggs or 8-cell embryos of heterozygous parents, we established quality control for detection of the mutant and normal alleles of the beta- haemogiobin gene ...
‎1993
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Phraseology and Culture in English
The concise Australian National Dictionary (Hughes 1992) defines sickie as “a day's sick leave; esp. as taken without sufficient medical reason”. The dinkum dictionary of Aussie English (Antill-Rose 1990) goes even further: a sickie is ...
Paul Skandera, 2007
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Untitled
Ksick Lheadache noun [C] a severe pain in the head, especially a migraine sickie /"sIk.i/ noun uk informal throw a sickie to say to your employer that you are ill when you are not so that you do not have to go to your place of work for a day: I just ...
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The Tasmanian Journal of Education
Now don't get the wrong idea: I am not knocking the principle of the sickie. All of the people cannot possibly be on the top of their form all of the time, and, after all, it was the medicos who called it 24-hour 'flu', not the teachers. Besides, in our ...
‎1973
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Tall Dwarfs Albums: Hello Cruel World, the Sky Above the Mud ...
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General Books LLC, LLC Books, 2010
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It's So Easy: And Other Lies
“Hey, Duff, it's Sickie Wifebeater. El Duce wants you to join the Mentors.” The Mentors called their music “rape rock.” El Duce was the drummer and sang. He played with dildos. Every song was about sodomy. “I'm here to offer you a welcome ...
Duff McKagan, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SICKIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sickie is used in the context of the following news items.
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Everyone has felt like this guy at some stage. So should you stay in …
There's no doubt even ethical and hardworking people succumb to the temptation to 'chuck a sickie' occasionally. And while this doesn't necessarily make them ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
2
The great Aussie sickie
Congratulations, your sickie just helped to cost the nation $30 billion. While you might think it is OK to take a day off, sickies, genuine sick days and general office ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
3
Almost half of Irish people would pull a sickie to enjoy the sun, new …
Almost half of us would pull a sickie to enjoy a bit of sun, a survey found. With the rubbish weather always a possibility in Ireland, 48% of people admitted they ... «Irish Mirror, Jun 15»
4
NZ a nation of narks with the humble 'sickie'
“Take a sickie if you must, but rather than stay at home, take advantage of the thousands of competitive hotel deals on offer and book your escape on our ... «Scoop.co.nz, May 15»
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Parshall Man Arrested for Child Abuse at Sickie's Garage
A Parshall man is in custody after police say he was drinking at Sickie's Garage for more than three hours Sunday night, with a 4-year-old in his car. Bismarck ... «KFYR-TV, Apr 15»
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Chuck a sickie today - you deserve it - #chuckasickietodayday
No, just these top 10 things you can do on #takeasickietodayday to make sure your sickie does the maximum good for your sense of well-being, and for society ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
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National Sickie Day: What's your excuse for phoning in?
The worst day in the year for absenteeism is marked today with National Sickie Day, as one recruitment firm claimed thousands of job interviews are the driving ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
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These Are The Australians Most Likely To Fake A Sickie
“The results show that if you take a sickie, you're less likely to look forward to going to work on a Monday,” says Prof Gahan. “This may imply that people who ... «Business Insider Australia, Dec 14»
9
Chucking a sickie costs Australian businesses $33 billion a year …
Employee absenteeism is estimated to cost the Australian economy $33 billion in lost productivity, according to this year's Absence Management Survey from ... «SmartCompany.com.au, Nov 14»
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Quarter of workers 'pull a sickie' after holiday
While the number of people pulling sickies has fallen, women are 42 per cent more likely to be off ill than men, the latest government figures show. For those ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sickie [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sickie>. Apr 2024 ».
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