hook ‧ y /ˈhʊki/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Probably from hook , hook it 'to run away' (19-20 centuries) ]
play hooky American English old-fashioned to stay away from school without permission SYN truant British English
hook ‧ y /ˈhʊki/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Probably from hook , hook it 'to run away' (19-20 centuries) ]
play hooky American English old-fashioned to stay away from school without permission SYN truant British English
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012