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- [hoo k-ee]
- /ˈhʊk i/
- /ˈhʊk.i/
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- [hoo k-ee]
- /ˈhʊk i/
Definitions of hooky word
- noun hooky unjustifiable absence from school, work, etc. (usually used in the phrase play hooky): On the first warm spring day the boys played hooky to go fishing. 1
- adjective hooky full of hooks. 1
- abbreviation HOOKY hook-shaped. 1
- noun hooky Stay away from school or work without permission or explanation. 1
- noun hooky truant, absence from school 1
- noun hooky truancy, usually from school (esp in the phrase play hooky) 0
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Origin of hooky
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50, Americanism; perhaps alteration of phrase hook it escape, make off
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Parts of speech for Hooky
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preposition
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hooky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hooky
noun hooky
- vacancy — the state of being vacant; emptiness.
- absenteeism — Absenteeism is the fact or habit of frequently being away from work or school, usually without a good reason.
- truancy — the act or state of being truant.
- french leave — Sometimes Offensive. a departure without ceremony, permission, or notice: Taking French leave, he evaded his creditors.
- nonattendance — failure to attend: Members of the society can be dropped for chronic nonattendance.
adjective hooky
- absent — If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
- truant — a student who stays away from school without permission.
- absent without leave — absent from duty without official permission but with no intention of deserting
- no-show — a person who makes a reservation and neither uses nor cancels it.
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