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Showing words for HOOKY using the English dictionary
5 Letter Words for Hooky
hooky
4 Letter Words for Hooky
hook, ohoy, yoho, yook
3 Letter Words for Hooky
hoo, hoy, oho, ooh, yok
Definitions for Hooky
[1] unjustifiable absence from school, work, etc. (usually used in the phrase play hooky ): On the first warm spring day the boys played hooky to go fishing.
[2] full of hooks.
[3] hook-shaped.
[4] informal , mainly US , Canadian and NZ truancy, usually from school (esp in the phrase play hooky )
Words related to Hooky
vacancy, absenteeism, truancy, nonattendance, AWOL, nonappearance, truantry
Words nearby Hooky
hookswinging, hooktender, hookup, hookworm, hookworm disease, hooky, hooley, hoolie, hooligan, hooly, hoon
Origin of Hooky
2First recorded in 1545–55; hook1 + -y1
Word origin for Hooky
C20: perhaps from hook it to escape
Synonyms for Hooky
AWOL, absenteeism, nonappearance, nonattendance, truancy, vacancy, French leave, no show, truantry