英语词汇“hookiest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hook•y¹ or hook•ey n. [uncountable]Idioms

play hooky or hookey, [no obj] to be absent from school or work without permission.

hook•y¹ n.

unjustifiable absence from school, work, etc. (usually used in the phrase play hooky):On the first warm spring day the boys played hooky to go fishing.

Also, hookey.

hook•y² adj., hook•i•er, hook•i•est.

hooky, hookey /ˈhʊkɪ/ n

informal chiefly US Canadian NZ truancy, usually from school (esp in the phrase play hooky)

Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps from hook it to escape

单词	hookiest
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 hook•y¹ or hook•ey /ˈhʊki/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]Idioms play hooky or hookey, [no obj] to be absent from school or work without permission. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 hook•y¹ (hŏŏk′ē),USA pronunciation n. unjustifiable absence from school, work, etc. (usually used in the phrase play hooky):On the first warm spring day the boys played hooky to go fishing. `Also, hookey.` perh. alteration of phrase hook it escape, make off 1840–50, American. hook•y² (hŏŏk′ē),USA pronunciation adj., hook•i•er, hook•i•est. full of hooks. hook-shaped. hook¹ + -y¹ 1545–55 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hooky, hookey /ˈhʊkɪ/ n informal chiefly US Canadian NZ truancy, usually from school (esp in the phrase play hooky) Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps from hook it to escape
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