hooky
Absent without permission
Hooky appears almost exclusively in the phrase play hooky, meaning to skip school or work without permission.
The word suggests a casual, mischievous absence rather than a serious one: Let's play hooky and go to the beach.
Rarely seen outside this fixed expression.
Rhythmic hopping locomotion
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- bunkingSleeping somewhere temporarily
- AWOLAbsent without permission
absenteeism · nonattendance · unexcused · truant · shirking · slacking · bunk off · wagging
Scheduled absence from work
- free timeUnscheduled personal hours
- goofing offIdling instead of working
- hanging outCasual socializing
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
fun · relaxation · amusement · downtime · playtime · unwind · respite · carefree
Departing covertly, undetected
- slipping awayGradually leaving or diminishing
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- evadingSkillfully keeping away from
- getting awayDeparting, often hurriedly
bolting · fleeing · hiding · avoidance · eluding · freedom · liberation · breakout
Open resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- rule-breakingDisregarding established standards
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
insubordination · troublemaking · acting out · resistance · dissent · subversion
skipping
Rhythmic hopping locomotion
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- bunkingSleeping somewhere temporarily
AWOL · absenteeism · nonattendance · unexcused · truant · shirking · slacking · bunk off · wagging · jigging
day off
Scheduled absence from work
- free timeUnscheduled personal hours
- goofing offIdling instead of working
- hanging outCasual socializing
recreation · fun · relaxation · amusement · downtime · playtime · unwind · respite · carefree
sneaking out
Departing covertly, undetected
- slipping awayGradually leaving or diminishing
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- evadingSkillfully keeping away from
getting away · bolting · fleeing · hiding · avoidance · eluding · freedom · liberation · breakout
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- rule-breakingDisregarding established standards
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
mischief · insubordination · troublemaking · acting out · resistance · dissent · subversion
- school attendanceattendance, absence, absences, truancy, tardy
- British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
- truancytruancy, skipping class, skipping school, cutting class, cutting school
- attendanceattendance, present, absent, here, attendance sheet
hookyattendance
Record of who's present
presence · showing up · perfect attendance · punctuality · turning up
hookydutifulness
Faithful adherence to obligations
conscientiousness · compliance · responsibility · diligence · dedication
- hook upConnect or couple casually
- off the hookReleased from responsibility
- fish hookBarbed tackle for catching
- on the hookBearing responsibility for something
- hook, line and sinkerDeceived without reservation
- playing hookySkipping school secretly
hook, unhook, unhooked, fishhook, unhooks, unhooking, hookey, meathook, rehooked