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Synonyms for play hooky
| Grammar : Verb |
Top 10 synonyms for play hooky Other synonyms for the word play hooky
- bail out
- break out
- burst out
- cut and run
- cut loose
- depart
- desert
- disappear
- disregard
- dodge
- double
- duck
- duck out
- elope
- elude
- emerge
- evade
- flee
- fly
- fly the coop
- get away
- get away with
- get off
- give someone the slip
- go scot-free
- leave
- leave out
- make a getaway
- make getaway
- make off
- make oneself scarce
- miss out
- neglect
- omit
- pass
- pass over
- play hooky
- run
- run away
- run off
- run out on
- shun
- skim over
- skip
- slip
- slip away
- split
- steal away
- take a powder
- take flight
- take it on the lam
- take on the lam
- vanish
- work out of
- wriggle out
Définition of play hooky
- As in skip : verb avoid, miss
- As in lam : verb escape
- As in escape : verb break away from
- To play hooky and go nutting is far better than to study and fit himself for earning a livelihood.
- Extract from : « Pocket Island » by Charles Clark Munn
- There was enough to do in town, and it wasn't fair for him to play hooky while Zarek worked alone.
- Extract from : « The Chapter Ends » by Poul William Anderson
- That he naturally despised the articles of such a soulless faith was evident in his constant inclination to play hooky.
- Extract from : « The Place of Honeymoons » by Harold MacGrath
Antonyms for play hooky
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