to be absent from school
121wag — I. /wæg / (say wag) verb (wagged, wagging) –verb (t) 1. to move from side to side, forwards and backwards, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: the dog wagged its tail. 2. to move (the tongue) in talking. 3. to shake (a finger) at… …
122Not My Kid — Directed by Michael Tuchner Produced by Patricia Finnegan Sheldon Pinchuk Written by Christopher …
123truant — /ˈtruənt / (say troohuhnt) noun 1. a pupil who stays away from school without permission. 2. someone who shirks or neglects their duty. –adjective 3. staying away from school without permission. 4. relating to or characteristic of a truant. –verb …
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125hookey — 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… …
126Hooky — 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 knowledge of… …
127skip lessons — skip school, be truant from school, be absent from school without permission …
128truant — truantly, adv. /trooh euhnt/, n. 1. a student who stays away from school without permission. 2. a person who shirks or neglects his or her duty. adj. 3. absent from school without permission. 4. neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle. 5. of,… …
