played hooky
Avoided school deliberately
Played hooky means skipped school or work without permission, especially to do something more enjoyable.
The phrase suggests mischief rather than serious wrongdoing—a kid at the arcade instead of algebra class: We played hooky and went to the beach.
Hooky alone is rarely used outside this expression.
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
- skip schoolUnauthorized absence from class
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- cut classDeliberately miss school
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
bunked · bunk off · unauthorized · hookey · delinquency · shirking · escapism · evading · absenteeism · non-attendance · thrill · freedom · day off · spontaneity · boredom · dodging · procrastination · punishment
attendance compliance
played hookyshowed up
Arrived at location
attended · went to work · turned up · made an appearance · punched in
play, played, playing, plays, player, players, playful, playfully, playfulness