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  1. play hookey: Merriam-Webster
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Play hookey)

verb:  Alternative spelling of play hooky [(idiomatic, US) To play truant; to avoid (informally: skip) school, work, or other duties (stay away from these without permission nor an excuse); to skive or to bunk off (UK);]

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