Hooky Definition

ho͝okē
noun
Absence without leave; truancy.
Play hooky from school.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
hookier, hookiest

Full of hooks.

Wiktionary
Shaped like a hook.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Hooky

Adjective

Base Form:
hooky
Comparative:
hookier
Superlative:
hookiest

Origin of Hooky

  • Attested in 1848 in New York City. Most likely from Dutch hoekje ("nook, corner; but also 'spot to hide' in hide-and-go-seek"). Formerly, "hoekje spelen" could be used to mean "to play hide-and-go-seek", though the common term for the game nowadays is verstoppertje.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps from hook it to make off

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From hook +‎ -y

    From Wiktionary

Hooky Sentence Examples

  • Tom is living in the house of his Aunt Polly with the irritating Sid, who turns him in for playing hooky from school.

  • Hind Legs The thighs should be strong and muscular with well shaped, strong hocks, neither hooky nor too straight.

  • Open your mind to their righteous hooky psychobabble and unsane unbalanced sonic distortion.

  • The perfect glass of Hooky beer should be much more than a swift swallow which is soon forgotten.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

YKYOKY

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