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View synonyms for play hooky

play hooky



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Idioms and Phrases

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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Example Sentences

That he naturally despised the articles of such a soulless faith was evident in his constant inclination to play hooky.

To play hooky and go nutting is far better than to study and fit himself for earning a livelihood.

There was enough to do in town, and it wasn't fair for him to play hooky while Zarek worked alone.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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