HyperDic: play_hooky

English > 1 sense of the expression play hooky:
VERBstativeplay hooky, bunk offplay truant from work or school
English > play hooky: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
MeaningPlay truant from work or school.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymbunk off
Broadercut, skipintentionally fail to attend
Usage ofslang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacularA characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

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