play hooky

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Be absent from school or some other obligation without permission, as in It was such a beautiful day that Herb played hooky from work. In this term, the noun hooky may have come from the phrase hook it, meaning “escape.” [Mid-1800s]

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Words nearby play hooky

play games, play hard to get, play hardball, play havoc, play hide and seek, play hooky, play in peoria, play into the hands of, play it by ear, play it close to one's chest, play it cool
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Words related to play hooky

escape, eschew, fly, dodge, depart, emerge, avoid, evade, leave, slip, elude, run, vanish, flee, disappear, cut, omit, neglect, split, disregard