hookey
/ˈhʊki
/(also hooky)
noun (in phrase play hookey) informal, chiefly North American
Play truant: he played hookey from school to go out hunting...
- Were they playing hooky when civics was taught?
- I mean yes, I was caught red-handed playing hooky, so I did take a good tanning from my old man.
- Police say she was playing hooky from school, drinking and swimming with friends in a pool.
Origin
Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.
Rhymes
- for (or in) a coon's age
- for (or in) a good cause
- for (or on) hire
- for pity's sake
- for-profit
- forrader
- forrard
- for real
- for rent
- Forrest, John
- Forrest, Nathan Bedford
- forsake
- forsaken
- forsakenness
- forsaker
- for short
- for show
- for some reason
- forsooth
- for starters
- Forster, E. M.
- forsterite
- for sure
- forswear
- Forsyth, Frederick