sick note

See also: sicknote

English

Alternative forms

sicknote

Noun

sick note (plural sick notes)

(Britain) A note from a doctor certifying the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school etc.
(Britain, idiomatic) Someone who dodges work because of (feigned) illness.

Coordinate terms

fit note

Translations

note from a doctor certifying a worker's or a student's sickness

Czech: neschopenka (cs) f

Hungarian: orvosi igazolás

someone who feigns illness to avoid work

Czech: simulant m

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