hooky

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhʊki/ Homophones: hookey, hookie Rhymes: -ʊki === Etymology 1 === First attested in 1848 in New York City. Most likely from Dutch hoekje (“nook, corner; 'spot to hide' in hide-and-seek”). Formerly, "hoekje spelen" could be used to mean "to play hide-and-seek", though the common term for the game nowadays is verstoppertje. By surface analysis, hook +‎ -y. ==== Noun ==== hooky (uncountable) Absence from school or work; truancy. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:truancy ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From hook +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== hooky (comparative hookier, superlative hookiest) Full of hooks (in any sense). Shaped like or resembling a hook; hooked. (UK, slang) Dodgy; crooked; illicit. === Anagrams === hokyo