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Definition of play hooky
play hooky
verb
- to be absent from school without permission.
Let's play hooky today.
- See more words with the same meaning: not present, away.
- See more words with the same meaning: school (related to).
Last edited on Mar 01 2013. Submitted by Ivan from Croatia on Aug 01 2005.
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Other terms relating to 'not present, away': | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "absent without leave." | |
| Definitions include: Skipping school, missing classes, taking as extended lunch, skipping out of work for the day/afternoon just to have fun. | |
| Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. | |
| Definitions include: See flake. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "away from keyboard." | |
| Definitions include: to some time that is not the present time, and/or some place that is not the present location. | |
Other terms relating to 'school (related to)': | |
| Definitions include: related to or similar to a fraternity. | |
| Definitions include: a hidden piece of paper with information used to cheat on a test. | |
| Definitions include: to leave behind. | |
| Definitions include: shortened form of "full-ride scholarship". | |
| Definitions include: burnout or simple laziness experienced during the final year of school before graduation. | |
| Definitions include: a college or university where the coursework isn't extensive enough, in the speaker's opinion. | |
| Definitions include: a freshman. | |
| Definitions include: to invent ideas and solutions, usually by coming up with as many as possible while not rejecting any out of hand. | |
| Definitions include: a jacket that people wear to fraternities or other large party scenes. | |
| Definitions include: an all-night period of awakedness to finish a task. | |
| Definitions include: work (in a professional or educational setting) that is designed to keep a person busy, but to not permit that person to accomplish anything of note. | |
| Definitions include: homework. | |
| Definitions include: a leg. | |
| Definitions include: "goes in to". | |
| Definitions include: a person who has not had their first kiss or has never French kissed. | |
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Other terms relating to 'play': | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity involving the anus. | |
| Definitions include: To tell someone something, even though it may not be right. | |
| Definitions include: See play (one) stupid. | |
| Definitions include: "free to play". | |
| Definitions include: Being dissed or insulted. | |
| Definitions include: an insult. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "live action role-playing." | |
| Definitions include: a fair competition. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "massively multiplayer online role playing game." | |
| Definitions include: Used to describe an action. | |
| Definitions include: insane, clueless, lacking in mental ability. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: to cheat on one's significant other. | |
| Definitions include: to cooperate. | |
| Definitions include: of two groups or people, to pursue. | |
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