From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhookyhook‧y /ˈhʊki/ noun → play hooky
Examples from the Corpus
hooky• Maricela Roman will never forget the day her own 4-year-old ratted on her when she tried to play hooky.• A boy playing hooky in Texas is not a criminal who is put away for study.• Abraham and MacGregor begin tasting that delicious sense of playing hooky from life, just like two big, naughty kids.Origin hooky (1800-1900) Probably from hook, hook it “to run away” ((19-20 centuries)) 