(chiefly, UK) The fact of being present at work, especially if one is too sick to be productive, or working beyond the expected hours.
(chiefly, UK) The fact of being present at work, especially if one is too sick to be productive, or working beyond the expected hours.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) To take a day off from work for ill health (either real or feigned).