hookey
1Hookey — Hook ey, n. 1. See {Hockey}. [1913 Webster] 2. Same as {hooky}, n.. [1913 Webster] …
2hookey — n. (also hooky) US Phrases and idioms: blind hookey a gambling guessing game at cards. play hookey sl. play truant. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn …
3hookey — See: PLAY HOOKEY …
4hookey — See: PLAY HOOKEY …
5hookey — Hooky Hook y (h[oo^]k [y^]), n. [Written also {hookey}.] [Cf. {Hook}, v. t., 3.] A word used only in the expression to play hooky, to be truant, to run away; used mostly of youths absent from school without a valid reason and without the… …
6hookey — Hockey Hock ey, n. [From {Hook}, n.] 1. A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals. [1913 Webster] 2. The stick used… …
7hookey — n. (colloq.) (AE) unexcused absence from school to play hookey …
8hookey — n Truancy. Maynard played hookey from school today and missed the quiz. 1840s …
9hookey — (also hooky) noun (in phr. play hookey) N. Amer. informal play truant. Origin C19: of unknown origin …
10Hookey (disambiguation) — Hookey may refer to:* Hookey, any intentional unauthorized absence from compulsory schooling * Hookey Leonard (1901 1982), Scottish professional footballerPeople with the surname Hookey:* Gordon Hookey (born 1961), Australian aboriginal artist *… …