Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sik-ee]
- /ˈsɪk i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sik-ee]
- /ˈsɪk i/
Definitions of sickie word
- noun sickie Also, sicko. a person who is deranged or perverted. 1
- noun sickie a morbid or sadistic thing, as a joke. 1
- noun sickie day off work for illness 1
- noun sickie person with unhealthy obsessions 1
- countable noun sickie If someone takes a sickie, they take a day off work saying that they are ill, especially when they are not actually ill. 0
- noun sickie a day of sick leave from work, whether for genuine sickness or not 0
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Origin of sickie
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; sick1 + -ie
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sickie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sickie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
sickie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sickie
adj sickie
adjective sickie
- fairy — (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
Top questions with sickie
- how to pull a sickie from school?
- how to pull a sickie?
- how to take a sickie?
- how to pull a sickie for school?
- how to throw a sickie?
- how to chuck a sickie?
See also
Matching words
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