bunking off
Ditching class deliberately
Bunking off is British slang for skipping school or work without permission: We bunked off and spent the afternoon at the arcade.
The phrase suggests sneaking away rather than openly refusing to attend.
Americans would say playing hooky or cutting class.
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- truantUnauthorized school no-show
- play hookyAbsent oneself without leave
- skivingEvading work or duty
- skipping schoolUnauthorized absence from class
playing truant · evading · absence · AWOL · malingering · sick note · mental health day · shirking · nonattendance · sagging · loafing · dodging · neglecting · school run · skipping · slacking · reprimand · disciplinary action
bunking offshowing up
Arriving at a place
turning up · attending · clocking in · reporting for duty · appearing
bunking offbuckling down
Applying oneself with determination
knuckling down · applying oneself · toeing the line · sticking it out · pulling one's weight