plays hooky

phrase

present tense third-person singular of play hooky
as in skips
to fail to attend He got in big trouble when his parents found out he played hooky that day.

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“Plays hooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plays%20hooky. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

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