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hooky
hook·y H0270400 (ho͝ok′ē)n. Informal Absence without leave; truancy: play hooky from school.
[Perhaps from hook it, to make off.]hooky (ˈhʊkɪ) or hookeyn (Education) informal chiefly US and Canadian and NZ truancy, usually from school (esp in the phrase play hooky)[C20: perhaps from hook it to escape]hook•y or hook•ey (ˈhʊk i)
n. unjustifiable absence from school or work (usu. in the phrase play hooky). [1840–50, Amer.; perhaps alter. of phrase hook it escape, make off] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hooky - failure to attend (especially school)truancynonattendance - the failure to attend |
hookynounInformal. An unexcused absence:cut, truancy, truantry.TranslationsIdiomsSeeplay hookyhooky
Related to hooky: play hooky, Hookey, truantSynonyms for hookynoun an unexcused absenceSynonymsSynonyms for hookynoun failure to attend (especially school)SynonymsRelated Words |