bunk off
Play hooky intentionally
Bunk off is British slang meaning to skip out on school or work without permission: We bunked off school and went to the arcade.
The phrase suggests sneaking away rather than simply being absent—there's an element of truancy or shirking.
Americans would say play hooky or cut class.
Evade responsibilities deliberately
- hookyUnauthorized school absence
- play hookeySkip obligations unexcused
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- skipTo deliberately exclude
cut · AWOL · truancy · absenteeism · nonattendance · unauthorized absence · no-show · cutting class
Avoiding effort deliberately
- skivingEvading work or duty
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- lazinessUnwillingness to exert oneself
idleness · procrastination · neglect · dereliction · irresponsibility · goldbrick · malinger · slack off
Depart covertly
- slip awayDepart without detection
- duck outDepart discreetly, unannounced
- sneak offDepart secretly, unnoticed
- slip outDepart undetected
make a getaway · disappear · vanish · bolt · scarper · do a runner · leg it · abscond
Open resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- rule-breakingDisregarding established standards
sneaking out · mischief · acting out · troublemaking · delinquency · dissent
Temporary official holding
- classroomEducational instruction space
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- examsFormal academic tests
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
bell · head teacher · schoolyard · lessons · term time · report card · pupil · assembly
skive
Evade responsibilities deliberately
- hookyUnauthorized school absence
- play hookeySkip obligations unexcused
- ditchShallow excavated channel
skip · cut · AWOL · truancy · absenteeism · nonattendance · unauthorized absence · no-show · cutting class · wagging
slacking
Avoiding effort deliberately
laziness · idleness · procrastination · neglect · dereliction · irresponsibility · goldbrick · malinger · slack off · cop out
sneak away
Depart covertly
- slip awayDepart without detection
- duck outDepart discreetly, unannounced
- sneak offDepart secretly, unnoticed
slip out · make a getaway · disappear · vanish · bolt · scarper · do a runner · leg it · abscond · flee
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
rule-breaking · sneaking out · mischief · acting out · troublemaking · delinquency · dissent
detention
Temporary official holding
- classroomEducational instruction space
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- examsFormal academic tests
register · bell · head teacher · schoolyard · lessons · term time · report card · pupil · assembly · sixth form
- British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
- truancytruancy, skipping class, skipping school, cutting class, cutting school
bunk offshow up
Arrive or outperform
attend · turn up · be present · clock in · come in
bunk offfollow the rules
toe the line · comply · obey · conform · play by the rules
bunk offknuckle down
Apply oneself earnestly
buckle down · apply oneself · do one's duty · get stuck in · put in the work
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