hooky

Значение (Английский)

Noun

Absence from school or work; truancy.

Adj

1. Full of hooks (in any sense).
2. Shaped like or resembling a hook; hooked.
3. (UK, slang) Dodgy; crooked; illicit.

Синонимы

truancy

hookey

Переводы

gekrümmt

hakig

absentéisme

faire l’école buissonière

curvato

absentismo

Absenteísmo escolar

absentismo

ausentismo

gafo

ganchudo

ausentismo escolar

cimarra

inasistencia escolar

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈhʊki/

Этимология (Английский)

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.