hooky
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hook·y /ˈhʊki/ noun play hooky American English old-fashionedGO TO/ATTEND to stay away from school without permission 逃学 SYN British English truant
Examples from the Corpus
hooky• Maricela Roman will never forget the day her own 4-year-old ratted on her when she tried to play hooky.• A boy playing hooky in Texas is not a criminal who is put away for study.• Abraham and MacGregor begin tasting that delicious sense of playing hooky from life, just like two big, naughty kids.Origin hooky (1800-1900) Probably from hook, hook it “to run away” ((19-20 centuries))hook·y nounChineseSyllable
stay away without permission from Corpus school to
hooky
hook‧y /ˈhʊki/
noun
SYN truant British English
hook‧y /ˈhʊki/
noun Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Probably from hook, hook it 'to run away' (19-20 centuries)
play hooky American English old-fashioned to stay away from school without permission Origin: Probably from hook, hook it 'to run away' (19-20 centuries)
SYN truant British English
