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hookey

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Hook´ey
n.1.See Hockey.
2.Same as hooky, n..
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hookey hooky [ˈhʊkɪ] N (esp US) to play hookey → hacer novillos, hacer pirola


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Whenever I got uncommon tired I played hookey, and the hiding I got next day done me good and cheered me up.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context
"You've played hookey the whole day," added the Shaggy Man, reproachfully.
The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
An' once, on a Thursday, we dug a lot of clams together, an' played hookey Friday to peddle them.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
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