1. unauthorized absence from school or work
Usage: informal; typically used in the phrase ‘play hooky’

1. having hooks or resembling a hook in shape
Usage: informal

Examples

• The students decided to play hooky and go to the beach instead of attending class.
• She got in trouble for playing hooky three times this month.
• His parents found out he had been playing hooky when the school called.
• The vine had hooky tendrils that wrapped around the fence.
• The old man’s hooky nose gave him a distinctive appearance.