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Meanings of hooky in inglês

português
absentismo
catalão
absentisme
espanhol
rabona
Wikidata

Failure to attend (especially school)

absentismo
Sinônimos
Examples for "truancy"
Examples for "truancy"
1
The police in Waikato have launched a new initiative to combat truancy.
Radio NZ
2
Andrew McRae explores what's being done to combat the problem of truancy.
Radio NZ
3
Inferno's owner Lee Quince rejected criticism that the offer was encouraging truancy.
BBC
4
In the rest of the country, the Garda has responsibility for truancy.
The Irish Times
5
Surely they do not need to send the truancy officer round here.
The eyes of a king
Usage of hooky in inglês
1
But I think her creative part, her musical part, is pretty hooky.
Reuters
2
A grown-up Matthew Broderick played hooky and sleepwalked through some Ferris-style hijinks.
Wired
3
It's as simple as tit-tat-toe, three-in-a-row, and as easy as playing hooky.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
4
Tom had laughed and rollicked, played hooky from school, disobeyed Isaac's commandments.
The Turtles of Tasman
5
We're both going to stay home and play hooky all week.
Rage of angels
6
Eleanor said you were picnicking- Ithoughtmaybe Dennis had played hooky.
Stiltsville: a novel
7
Remember when you were a caddie and played hooky from work?
Villain
8
In addition to his personal charisma, his music is extremely hooky.
Radio NZ
9
Was it possible he was merely playing hooky with his grandkid?
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
10
Bastian wouldn't even have to tell him he had played hooky.
The Neverending Story
11
I've been playing hooky with you kids for too long already, I'm afraid.
Battlestar Galactica
12
I'm playing hooky and I'm already in dutch with my folks.'
Salem’s Lot
13
She's playing hooky with a politician instead of grading papers for my class.
The bone chamber
14
They laughed and took off, playing hooky, I guess, and kind of nervous.
An ordinary decent criminal
15
By playing hooky, these no-shows are cheating me out of my attendance fee.
BBC
16
How about playing hooky and going to the movies with an old man?
Full circle
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Translations for hooky
catalão
absentisme
Hooky through the time
Hooky across language varieties
United States of America
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