hooky

(ho̵okē)

noun

Informal
also sp. hookey

Origin: prob. < Du hoeckje, hide-and-seek < MDu hoec (> Du hoek), corner (hence, to hide around a corner): see hook

See hooky in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Informal
Absence without leave; truancy: play hooky from school.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from hook it, to make off

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