hooky
1or hook·ey
[hoo k-ee]
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noun
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.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
- hookswinging,
- hooktender,
- hookup,
- hookworm,
- hookworm disease,
- hooley,
- hoolie,
- hooligan,
- hooliganism,
- hooly
Origin of hooky
11840–50, Americanism; perhaps alteration of phrase hook it escape, make off
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Examples from the Web for hookies
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Hookies nominees are a breed apart, however—no blurred-out profile photos attempt to hide their faces or identities.
My 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
hooky
hookey
noun
Word Origin for hooky
C20: perhaps from hook it to escape
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hooky
also hookey, in the truant sense, 1848, American English (New York City), from Dutch hoekje "hide and seek;" or else from hook it, attested since 14c. as "make off, run away," originally "depart, proceed."
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hooky
see play hooky.
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