A fork of Rural Dictionary
A day in which liberty is taken upon oneself to exclude themself from school or work obligations while, most likely, pretending to be sick or having a death in the family. Usually this time is spent with a significant other (i.e. hookie for nookie), a sports activity (i.e. golf or playstation), or just plain sitting on ones ass all day editing & writing definintions for modern slang words over the internet. Commonly referred to as "playing hookie".
Dude, the money's great at my new job. But I had to play hookie from work today because I needed the nookie.
Absence without leave; truancy.
All John does is play hooky from school and stay home & do drugs.
Hooky - a term used mainly in London and Southern England to describe people, items or situations that are dodgy, crooked, bent or just plain below-board. Often used in conjunction with gear to describe items that are possibly stolen or otherwise "hot".
"I got this hooky dvd player from a guy down the Winchester." "He's got a bootload of hooky D&G bags from the continent." "Is this stuff hooky?" "Steer clear, mate. Sounds hooky to me."
ditching school, when you are a minor.
Huck, let's play hooky and go fishing.
1: Ditching school cause: a: you hate it b: it's terrible c: something terrible has happened 2: a freshly stolen object 3: a type of jam where you have hooks stuck in your clothes
1: Fuck school, Fuck homework!, i going to play hooky 2: Dude! is that a hooky phone?! 3: Sorry i was late, i was in a bit of a hooky
somethin dodgy, stollen or obtained illeaglly. usually something of value and admiratin.
new rides hooky. or got me new phone on the hook. hook us some crank man?
A nickname for Peter Hook, bassist in Joy Division and then New Order, as well as side projects Revenge and Monaco. Uniquely, his bass takes the role of a lead guitar in most Joy Divison and New Order songs. He plays it at round about knee level and staggers about and appears to be fighting with it.
Hooky is a grumpy sod, but a fantastic bass player.