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hook·y

 (ho͝ok′ē)
n. Informal
Absence without leave; truancy: play hooky from school.
[Perhaps from hook it, to make off.]
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hooky

(ˈhʊkɪ) or

hookey

n
(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]
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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]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.hooky - failure to attend (especially school)hooky - failure to attend (especially school)
truancy
nonattendance - the failure to attend
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hooky

noun
Informal. An unexcused absence:
cut, truancy, truantry.
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Translations

hooky

hookey [ˈhʊki] n
to play hooky (mainly US) (= play truant) → faire l'école buissonnière
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hooky

n (US, inf) → Schuleschwänzen nt (inf); to play hooky → (die) Schule schwänzen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hooky

[ˈhʊkɪ] n (fam) to play hooky → marinare la scuola
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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