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Definition

To play truant; to avoid (informally: skip) school, work, or other duties (stay away from these without permission nor an excuse); to skive or to bunk off (UK);

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Origins

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

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In Context

  • "Plenty of people played hooky from work to go see the movie on opening day."
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Also Said As

  • play truant
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See Also

  • truant
  • play truant
  • mitch
  • wag
  • bug out
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Related Idioms

h

hop the wag

To play truant (be absent from school without permission).

 p

play the wag

To play truant (be absent from school without permission).

 g

go on the mitch

to skip school; to play truant

 s

skip out

To shirk; to avoid attending or to leave early, especially without per…

 s

stay away

To avoid or not go anywhere near someone or something.

 b

beg off

To obtain somebody's permission to skip or cancel an event that one ha…
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