hooky
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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) orhookey
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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Noun | 1. | hooky - failure to attend (especially school) nonattendance - the failure to attend |
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