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Definition of sickout

sickout

/ˈsɪk.aʊt/
sick · out
Plural:sickouts
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• noun

1

North American An organized labor protest in which a group of employees simultaneously call in sick to cause a work stoppage without staging a formal strike, especially when prohibited by law or contract from striking.

Example

"The transit workers staged a two-day sickout to protest stalled contract negotiations and mandatory overtime."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in American English in the late 1960s as a compound of 'sick' and 'out', modeled on labor action terms such as 'walkout' and 'lockout'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sickout. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sickout
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