play hookey in English

Forms: plays hookey [present, singular, third-person], playing hookey [participle, present], played hookey [participle, past], played hookey [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play hookey (third-person singular simple present plays hookey, present participle playing hookey, simple past and past participle played hookey)

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"play hookey" meaning in English

Verb