SLANG hooky | hookey Meaning: (in phrase play hooky) to | Learn English with us
SLANG
hooky | hookey
Meaning: (in phrase play hooky) to stay away from school or work without permission
Example sentences:
Let's play hooky tomorrow and go watch the golf. Things are pretty quiet at work anyway. When I was a kid, I was caught playing hookey when school inspectors nabbed us at the mall.
Variety: This slang term is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.