# play hooky

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. 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);

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/play-hooky