chuck a sickie

/chuk a SIK-ee/ Intermediate Updated April 28, 2025

Aussie phrase meaning to take a day off work by calling in sick (not always genuinely ill).

Example sentence

Might chuck a sickie tomorrow ngl.

take a sick day

Cultural trope in Aussie humor.

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