play hooky

Meaning

Verb

To play truant; to avoid (informally: skip) school, work, or other duties (stay away from these without permission or an excuse); to skive or to bunk off (UK);

Origin

See hooky for its origin; the construction of the phrase is in the same vein as play truant.

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