to play hooky
01
to not attend work, school, or other obligations without giving an explanation or getting permission
Dialect
American
American![to [play] (hooky|hookey) definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/41560/original/?type=jpeg "to [play] (hooky|hookey) definition and meaning")
Idiom
Informal
أمثلة
The teenager was caught playing hooky from school and was given detention as a punishment.
