sickout

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noun

A labor action where employees refuse to work, claiming they are sick.

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Meanings

nounsickout (plural sickouts)

plural sickouts · alternative sick-out · alternative sick out

  1. A labor action where employees refuse to work, claiming they are sick.

Origin

From sick + out.

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APA

sickout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sickout

MLA

“sickout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sickout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sickout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sickout.

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