play hookey
1play hookey — Play truant …
2play hookey — N. Amer. informal play truant. → hookey …
3play hookey — see hookey …
4play hookey — verb to be absent without permission, especially from school …
5Play hookey — be unjustifiably absent from school, work, etc …
6play hookey — Australian Slang be unjustifiably absent from school, work, etc …
7play hooky — ☆ play hooky or play hookey n. see HOOKY * * * …
8play hooky — ☆ play hooky or play hookey n. see HOOKY …
9play — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) occupy or amuse oneself pleasantly with some recreation, game, exercise, etc. 2 intr. (foll. by with) act light heartedly or flippantly (with feelings etc.). 3 tr. a perform on or be able to perform on (a… …
10hookey — 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 …