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
O don't you remember the streamlet, Ben Bolt, Where the boys that played hookey from school Sat snug on the banks eating taffy and pie, Or bathed in the clear crystal pool.
From Harper's Round Table, July 30, 1895 by Various
