play hooky
English
Alternative forms
- play hookey
- play hookie (rare)
Etymology
See hooky for its origin; the construction of the phrase is in the same vein as play truant.
Pronunciation
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Verb
play hooky (third-person singular simple present plays hooky, present participle playing hooky, simple past and past participle played hooky)
- (idiomatic, US) To play truant; to avoid (informally: skip) school, work, or other duties (stay away from these without permission nor an excuse); to skive or to bunk off (UK);
- Plenty of people played hooky from work to go see the movie on opening day.
Synonyms
Translations
to stay away from school, work, etc. without suitable permission or excuse
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