how to pronounce hooky

/ˈhʊkiː/

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hooky is pronounced in two syllables

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meaning of hooky

Hooky is the act of skipping school or work without permission.

hooky frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hooky occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics hooky can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that hooky can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;