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hooky
1or hook·ey
[ hook-ee ]
/ ˈhʊk i /
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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.
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Origin of hooky
11840–50, Americanism; perhaps alteration of phrase hook it escape, make off
Words nearby hooky
hooktender, hook-tip, hookup, hookworm, hookworm disease, hooky, hooley, hoolie, hooligan, hooly, hoon
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British Dictionary definitions for hooky
hooky
hookey
/ (ˈhʊkɪ) /
noun
informal, mainly US, Canadian and NZ truancy, usually from school (esp in the phrase play hooky)
Word Origin for hooky
C20: perhaps from hook it to escape
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Other Idioms and Phrases with hooky
hooky
see play hooky.
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