hooky

or hook·ey

[ hoo k-ee ]

/ ˈhʊk i /

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

1840–50, Americanism; perhaps alteration of phrase hook it escape, make off

Words nearby hooky

hookswinging, hooktender, hookup, hookworm, hookworm disease, hooky, hooley, hoolie, hooligan, hooly, hoon

Definition for hooky (2 of 2)

hooky²

[ hoo k-ee ]

/ ˈhʊk i /

adjective, hook·i·er, hook·i·est.

full of hooks.

hook-shaped.

Origin of hooky

First recorded in 1545–55; hook¹ + -y¹

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Example sentences from the Web for hooky

Hooky indicates an inability to create stories that take place in and around school and, therefore, a dearth of inspiration.
Gossip Girl Deathwatch|Caitlin Shure|February 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I was overflowing with spirits and arrogance, and began to play "hooky" so often that I practically quit school about this time.
The Autobiography of a Thief|Hutchins Hapgood
Then there were atoms with rough surfaces, "hooky" surfaces, and these stuck together and formed solids.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)|J. Arthur Thomson
He invented a kind of home-study "hooky" to break the monotony.
The Fourth R|George Oliver Smith

Hooky Crewe was driver—so called because an iron hook was his substitute for a right arm.
Auld Licht Idyls|J. M. Barrie
My mother was well on to fifty when I gave her that chop, and she got her hooky finger for life.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan

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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Idioms and Phrases with hooky

hooky

see play hooky.

hooky

or hook·ey

noun

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Origin of hooky

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Definition for hooky (2 of 2)

adjective, hook·i·er, hook·i·est.

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British Dictionary definitions for hooky

hookey

noun

Word Origin for hooky

Idioms and Phrases with hooky