hooky
noun
unjustifiable absence from school, work, etc. (usually used in the phraseplay hooky ).
hookey
-
a variation of
hooky.
Example Sentences
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“Usually an essay comes when I’m playing hookey from novel writing,” she says.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 21, 2018
“How else will we get to meet them and learn about them?” asked a mom playing hookey from her human cubicle cage as her kids waved to the dolphins.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2016
I’d almost call it a movie to play hookey for.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2015
To play hookey began as an Americanism in the 19 century.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2012
Somehow she felt like a little schoolgirl playing hookey as she carefully drew down the dining-room and kitchen window-shades that looked on the back porch, and locked the front door behind her.
From Cloudy Jewel by Grace Livingston Hill
