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hooky or hookey

hooky or hookey {n.}

1. Something that is stolen (probably from hook = to steal).

2. Loosely used to describe anything illegal.

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Source: British slang (Wikipedia)

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[play hooky] {v. phr.}, {informal} To stay out of school to play. * /Carl is failing in school because he has played hooky so many times during the year./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hookey] See: [PLAY HOOKEY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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