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Sick leave

🇧🇼 Botswana Slang
Added Aug 06, 2025 · 3 definitions
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Sick leave definition 1

Sick leave (Medical leave)

"Ke mo sick leave (I'm on sick leave)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Sick leave definition 2

Health absence/Medical break (Illness leave)

"Take sick leave if necessary (Take medical break if needed)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Sick leave definition 3

Likizo ya ugonjwa (Sick leave)

"On sick leave (On sick leave)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇧🇼 Botswana
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Sick leave 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Konze malad (Sick leave)

"Li lor sick leave (He's on sick leave)"
Sick leave 🇿🇦 South Africa

Siekteverlof (Sick leave)

"Taking sick leave tomorrow (Taking sick day tomorrow)"

🇧🇼 About Botswana Slang

Botswana slang merges Setswana with English, with Gaborone youth driving a modern lexicon influenced by South African township culture.

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🌍 "Sick leave" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Sick leave 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Konze malad (Sick leave)
Sick leave 🇿🇦 South Africa

Siekteverlof (Sick leave)
Sick leave 🇬🇭 Ghana

Health absence/Medical break (Illness leave)
Sick leave 🇰🇪 Kenya

Likizo ya ugonjwa (Sick leave)
Sick leave 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Ikiruhuko cy'uburwayi (Illness vacation)

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