noun · uncountable · rare

hooky

прогул

Eintauchen

Absence from school or workAbsence from school or work; truancy.

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/ˈhʊki/

» Let's play hooky today.

Давай сьогодні прогуляємо. — deniko

Давайте сьогодні прогуляємо. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

(uncountable)Absence from school or work; truancy.
Let's play hooky and go to the mall.
failure to attend (especially school)

Examples

17 sentences

Let's play hooky today.
Давай сьогодні прогуляємо. — deniko
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Did you play hooky yesterday?
Ти вчора прогуляв? — deniko
ruТы вчера прогулял занятия? — odexed
deHast du gestern die Schule geschwänzt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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A few students in my class played hooky yesterday.
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Did Tom use to play hooky?
ruТом раньше прогуливал? — sharptoothed
dePflegte Tom die Schule zu schwänzen? — Espi
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Let's play hooky tomorrow.
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Origin

First attested in 1848 in New York City. Most likely from Dutch hoekje (“nook, corner; 'sp

First attested in 1848 in New York City. Most likely from Dutch hoekje (“nook, corner; 'spot to hide' in hide-and-seek”). Formerly, "hoekje spelen" could be used to mean "to play hide-and-seek", though the common term for the game nowadays is verstoppertje. By surface analysis, hook + -y.

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