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hooky ((1)) 1 † hookey [< Brit. dial. hook make off; run away] 
n. play hooky, stay away from school without permission; play truant.
- 1909 . . . these days you can't play hookey like that. If you're away half a day there's a note from the teacher chasing you up.
- 1925 "Salt of the earth: a school teacher. I was one myself for about a month. Got fired for encouraging the kids to play hookey," he laughed.
- 1965 It was certainly interesting to read . . . that youngsters who play hooky are not really naughty but are merely afraid of their classrooms.
- 1909 . . . these days you can't play hookey like that. If you're away half a day there's a note from the teacher chasing you up.