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Definition of Play hooky

1. Verb. Play truant from work or school. "The boy often plays hooky"

Definition of Play hooky

1. Verb. (idiomatic) (''US'') To miss school, work, or other duties without permission or an excuse. ¹

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Literary usage of Play hooky

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Psychology for Normal Schools by Lawrence Augustus Averill (1921)
"But even in the case of those less impulsive children who neither run away nor "play hooky," but remain quietly and happily in their homes or schools, ..."

2. The Measurement of Intelligence: An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for by Lewis Madison Terman (1916)
""Tell the teacher I could n't help it." "Have to get an excuse." "Go to school anyway." "Get punished." "Not do it again." "Not play hooky. ..."

3. Government by All the People; Or: The Initiative, the Referendum, and the by Delos Franklin Wilcox (1912)
"... participation in public affairs is a quiet but effective means of civic education. Under less favorable conditions the citizens are apt to "play hooky. ..."

4. Social Conditions in an American City: A Summary of the Findings of the by Shelby Millard Harrison (1920)
"The census has been replanned, and a trained woman is looking after the boys and girls who "play hooky." And not only are the working certificates for ..."

5. Psychology for Normal Schools by Lawrence Augustus Averill (1921)
"But even in the case of those less impulsive children who neither run away nor "play hooky," but remain quietly and happily in their homes or schools, ..."

6. The Measurement of Intelligence: An Explanation of and a Complete Guide for by Lewis Madison Terman (1916)
""Tell the teacher I could n't help it." "Have to get an excuse." "Go to school anyway." "Get punished." "Not do it again." "Not play hooky. ..."

7. Government by All the People; Or: The Initiative, the Referendum, and the by Delos Franklin Wilcox (1912)
"... participation in public affairs is a quiet but effective means of civic education. Under less favorable conditions the citizens are apt to "play hooky. ..."

8. Social Conditions in an American City: A Summary of the Findings of the by Shelby Millard Harrison (1920)
"The census has been replanned, and a trained woman is looking after the boys and girls who "play hooky." And not only are the working certificates for ..."

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