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View synonyms for sickout

sickout

[ sik-out ]

noun

  1. an organized absence from work by employees on the pretext of sickness, as to avoid the legal problems or antistrike clauses that would be invoked in the case of a formal strike.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sickout1

1950–55; probably sick 1 + (walk)out

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