Hooky

Pronunciation: /hʊki/

Definitions of hooky

noun a slang term for playing truant or skipping school or work

Example Sentences

A1 I played hooky from school to go to the beach.

A2 Skipping work to go to a concert is considered playing hooky.

B1 She got in trouble for playing hooky from work too often.

B2 The student was caught playing hooky and received a detention.

C1 Playing hooky is not a responsible behavior in the workplace.

C2 The employee was fired for repeatedly playing hooky from work.

Examples of hooky in a Sentence

formal The student was caught playing hooky from school yesterday.

informal Let's play hooky and go to the beach instead of work.

slang I can't believe he's pulling a hooky again, what a slacker.

figurative Her excuse for missing the meeting sounded like a hooky to me.

Grammatical Forms of hooky

• past tense: hooked
• plural: hookies
• comparative: hookier
• superlative: hookiest
• present tense: hooks
• future tense: will hook
• perfect tense: have hooked
• continuous tense: is hooking
• singular: hooky
• positive degree: hooky
• infinitive: to hook
• gerund: hooking
• participle: hooked

Origin and Evolution of hooky

First Known Use: 1842 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'hooky' is believed to have originated in the United States in the 19th century.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe playing truant or skipping school, 'hooky' has evolved to also mean taking time off work or shirking responsibilities in a more general sense.