plays hooky (Meaning)
plays hooky
to be away from work or similar duties in a way likened to a child skipping school, to be away from school without permission, appealing and easy to remember, curved or bent like a hook, truant
Synonyms & Antonyms of plays hooky
plays hooky Sentence Examples
- The mischievous teenager plays hooky from school, seeking refuge in the park.
- Despite warnings from her parents, the rebellious student persists in playing hooky.
- The truant child justifies playing hooky by claiming illness, but his rosy cheeks tell a different story.
- The habitual hooky player risks being expelled from school if he does not improve his attendance.
- Teachers lament the growing trend of students playing hooky, recognizing its detrimental effects on academic progress.
- The principal calls for stricter measures to curb the problem of students playing hooky.
- The truant officer spends his days searching for students who are playing hooky, determined to return them to school.
- The police apprehend a group of teenagers playing hooky from a local shopping mall.
- The truant students find themselves bored and aimless, wandering the streets with no purpose.
- Playing hooky may seem like a thrilling escape, but it ultimately leads to negative consequences for students.
FAQs About the word plays hooky
to be away from work or similar duties in a way likened to a child skipping school, to be away from school without permission, appealing and easy to remember, c
misses,skips, absents oneself, cuts, ignores,blows off, passes over,neglects
shows up (for),attends,,
The mischievous teenager plays hooky from school, seeking refuge in the park.
Despite warnings from her parents, the rebellious student persists in playing hooky.
The truant child justifies playing hooky by claiming illness, but his rosy cheeks tell a different story.
The habitual hooky player risks being expelled from school if he does not improve his attendance.
