hookey
Unauthorized school absence
Hookey appears almost exclusively in the phrase play hookey, meaning to skip school or work without permission.
The word suggests willful truancy rather than legitimate absence: The kids played hookey and went to the beach.
Also spelled hooky.
Rhythmic hopping locomotion
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- bunkingSleeping somewhere temporarily
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
- absenteeismHabitual failure to attend
AWOL · unexcused · absconding · wagging · jigging · sagging · sluffing · skiving
Avoiding obligatory tasks
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- slackingAvoiding effort deliberately
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
sidestepping · procrastination · neglect · irresponsibility · absenteeism · dereliction · laziness · goldbricking
skipping
Rhythmic hopping locomotion
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- bunkingSleeping somewhere temporarily
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
absenteeism · AWOL · unexcused · absconding · wagging · jigging · sagging · sluffing · skiving · truant
shirking
Avoiding obligatory tasks
escaping · sidestepping · procrastination · neglect · irresponsibility · absenteeism · dereliction · laziness · goldbricking · malingering
recreation
Refreshment through leisure
adventure · mischief · escapade · diversion · amusement · freedom · rebellion · break
hookeyattendance
Record of who's present
presence · showing up · punctuality · participation · diligence
hookeysick day
Paid absence for illness
excused absence · medical leave · personal day · bereavement leave · vacation day
- hooking upCasual sexual encounter
- playing hookySkipping school secretly
- play hookyAbsent oneself without leave
- played hookySkipped obligations illicitly
- play hookeySkip obligations unexcused
- rug hookingCraft of looped fabric mats