I grew up saying "on the pip" or "pipping off" to refer to "skipping school", "playing truant" or "playing hooky".

I tried finding this usage in my OED but could not find it.  Is this a British term that has survived in Newfoundland?
Did anyone use these terms growing up?

All the best,
Barnett

We didn’t have ‘on the pip’ or ‘pipping off’.  We did play hooky, wag  or bunk  school. (Bunk from doing a bunk, I guess.)

I remember when I was in the CBD during school hours always keeping an eye out for Truancy Officers…

I was in the CBD during school hours

CBD?

doing a bunk

A new expression for me!  :) According to OED, "leave or ascond hurriedly".

All the best,
Barnett

CBD?

Central business district.  In other words, I was in the central city shopping area.

No ‘pipping’ in Central Canada. We skipped school or played hooky (hookey?). We also ‘cut a class.’

We knew the word ‘truant,’ but never used it.

In Sydney we wagged.  Calling it "truancy" seems a bit like using the word "bororygm" to refer to emissions of methane from our posteriors.

It’s called hookey here in the U.S. as well.

We also have truant officers... though we never say a kid has gone truant—sounds too high-falootin’.

http://www.play-hookey.com/