hooky /ˈhʊki/adjective 3noun 1forms 2phrases 1 adjective3 •Shaped like or resembling a hook; hooked. •(UK, slang) Dodgy; crooked; illicit.Start a thing in the street and attract attention to bags full of hooky gear? No. She was smarter than that. — 2015 •Full of hooks (in any sense).Sew the hooky half of the Velcro on the inner side so that it doesn't pick up fluff. noun1 •Absence from school or work; truancy.Let's play hooky and go to the mall. formshookier · hookiest Phrases with hooky play hookyTo 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);
