HOOKY


Meaning of HOOKY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also hook·ey ˈhu̇-kē

( plural hook·ies also hookeys )

Etymology: probably from slang hook, hook it to make off

Date: circa 1848

: truant — used chiefly in the phrase play hooky

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.