hooky

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhʊki/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhʊki/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hŏŏk′ē)

Inflections of 'hooky' (adj):
hookier
adj comparative
hookiest
adj superlative
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Compound Forms:
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play hooky,
play hookey v expr		 mainly US, informal (play truant, be absent from school)faltar a clase loc verb
  (ES: coloquial)hacer novillos, hacer pellas loc verb
  (AR, UY: coloquial)ratearse⇒ v prnl
  (AR, UY: coloquial)hacerse la rata, hacerse la rabona loc verb
 I regret having played hooky in high school.
 Me arrepiento de haber faltado a clase en el bachillerato.
  (CO: coloquial)capar clase loc verb
  (CL: coloquial)capear clases, hacer la cimarra, correrse de clases, hacer la chancha loc verb
  (PR: coloquial)hacer la campana, cortar clase loc verb
  (BO: coloquial)irse de pinta loc verb
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'hooky' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
de mentira - capar clase - chachar - comer jobos - fumar - hacer novillos - hacer pellas - tirarse la pera - tirarse la vaca - volar


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