hooky
1or hook·ey
unjustifiable absence from school, work, etc. (usually used in the phrase play hooky): On the first warm spring day the boys played hooky to go fishing.
Origin of hooky
1How to use hooky in a sentence
The Hookies open with a performance by Boston-based rapper/songwriter/louchebag Cazwell.
And The Escort of The Year Is… Backstage at The Sex Oscars | Scott Bixby | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe self-described “Pocket Gaysian” seems to be the only Hookies organizer who manages to stay on point.
And The Escort of The Year Is… Backstage at The Sex Oscars | Scott Bixby | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHookies nominees are a breed apart, however—no blurred-out profile photos attempt to hide their faces or identities.
And The Escort of The Year Is… Backstage at The Sex Oscars | Scott Bixby | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMy fellow-laborer had already indulged in unnumbered "Hookies," and his eyes were set wide open by the wonders that surrounded us.
Down The River | Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for hooky
hookey
/ (ˈhʊkɪ) /
informal, mainly US, Canadian and NZ truancy, usually from school (esp in the phrase play hooky)
Origin of hooky
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with hooky
see play hooky.
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