Hookey Meaning in English

word

US

ˈhʊki

HOO-kee

UK

hˈʊki

HOO-kee

التعريف

To stay away from school or work without permission, usually to have fun or avoid responsibility.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Hookey' is informal and often spelled 'hooky.' It’s most commonly used in phrases like 'play hookey.' Mainly refers to skipping school, but can be used for work too. Considered American English; British English equivalents: 'skive off,' 'bunk off.'

• Spanish: hacer novillos - faltar a clase sin permiso
• Portuguese (BR): gazear aula - matar aula - faltar à aula sem permissão
• Portuguese (PT): matar aulas - faltar à aula sem autorização
• Chinese (Simplified): 逃学 - 旷课
• Chinese (Traditional): 逃學 - 曠課
• Hindi: कक्षा छोड़ना (अनुपस्थिति)
• Arabic: التغيب عن المدرسة بدون إذن
• Bengali: স্কুল ফাঁকি - কাজ ফাঁকি
• Russian: прогуливать (школу/работу) - прогуливание
• Japanese: ずる休み
• Vietnamese: trốn học - trốn làm
• Korean: 땡땡이치다
• Turkish: okulu asmak - işten kaçmak
• Urdu: چھٹی مارنا - بغیر اجازت غیر حاضر ہونا
• Indonesian: trốn học - trốn làm

جمل نموذجية

Tom decided to play hookey and went to the park.

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Students sometimes play hookey when they want a break.

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It's against the rules to play hookey from school.

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We used to play hookey on Fridays and catch a movie downtown.

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If your boss catches you playing hookey, you could get in trouble.

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She had never played hookey before, but today she just needed a day off.

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